Crispy Bars

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Crispy Bars scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Chemical Preservatives (Tbhq): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Emulsifiers (Vanilla Glycerin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Crispy Bars' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Marshmallow (Corn Syrup, Invert Sugar, Sugar, Water, Natural And Artificial Vanilla Flavor, Dextrose, Modified Corn Starch, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate), Crisp Rice (Rice, Sugar, Salt, Malt [Corn Flour, Malted Barley], Reduced Iron, Niacinamide, Thiamin Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, And Bht [Preservative]), Graham Crunch (Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Whole Wheat Flour, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Honey, Sodium Bicarbonate, Salt]), Chocolate (Sugar, Palm Kernel Oil, Cocoa Powder, Whey Powder, Nonfat Milk Powder, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Vegetable Monoglycerides, Whey Solids, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Natural And Artificial Flavor, Citric Acid, Beta Carotene [Color], Vitamin A Palmitate Added).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.