Kashi, Banana Chocolate Chip Bars

Processing Score

13.0Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

—/10No Data

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

018627571872

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Nutrition data isn't available for this product.

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Ingredients

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APPLE PUREE CONCENTRATE, KASHI SEVEN WHOLE GRAIN FLOUR (WHOLE: OATS, HARD RED WHEAT, RYE, BROWN RICE, TRITICALE, BARLEY, BUCKWHEAT), INVERT CANE SYRUP, DRIED PUMPKIN, RICE FLOUR, GUM ARABIC, BANANA PUREE, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE (DRIED CANE SYRUP, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA, MILK), CRACKED GRAIN FLOUR (RYE FLAKES, WHEAT BRAN, STONE GROUND WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, WHOLE OATS, BARLEY FLAKES, YELLOW CORN MEAL, MILLET, BROWN RICE FLOUR), EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, BROWN RICE SYRUP, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, BANANA POWDER, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, DRIED CANE SYRUP, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, POTASSIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), RICE STARCH, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, SOY LECITHIN, WALNUTS, PEANUTS, ALMOND FLOUR, EGG.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

Stabilizers & Gums (Gum Arabic): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Emulsifiers (Vegetable Glycerin, Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
Processed Dairy Ingredients (Soy Protein Isolate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Snack & Energy Bars, this product is more processed than about 65% of the 8,001 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 Kashi, Banana Chocolate Chip 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: Invert Cane Syrup, Semisweet Chocolate (Dried Cane Syrup, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla, Milk), Brown Rice Syrup, Dried Cane Syrup.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Expeller Pressed Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Potassium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

This product is part of our wider analysis. It features in our Kashi vs Cheerios comparison.

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