Nutrition Bar, Apple Gingersnap

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Nutrition Bar, Apple Gingersnap scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Plant Proteins (Soy Protein Nuggets (Isolated Soy Protein, Tapioca Starch, Salt)): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Soy Protein Isolate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Glycerine; Less Than 2% Of The Following: Natural Flavor): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

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 Nutrition Bar, Apple Gingersnap's 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: Yogurt Flavored Coating (Dried Cane Syrup, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil, Nonfat Milk, Nonfat Yogurt Powder [Cultured Nonfat Milk], Soy Lecithin, Modified Corn Starch, Lactic Acid, Vanilla Extract), Apple Paste (Fruit [Concentrated Apple Puree, Concentrated Apple Juice], Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Glycerol, Palm Fat, Maize Starch, Malic Acid, Natural Flavor, Calcium Lactate, Citrus Fiber, Sunflower Lecithin), Gingersnap Cookies (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Brown Sugar, Palm And Palm Kernel Oil, Molasses, Cinnamon, Salt, Ginger, Sodium Bicarbonate, Allspice, Cayenne Pepper), Brown Rice Syrup, and 3 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: High Oleic Safflower Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vitamin And Mineral Blend (Calcium Phosphate, Ascorbic Acid, Magnesium Oxide, Dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Zinc Oxide, Calcium Pantothenate, Ferrous Fumarate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin A Palmitate, Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Chromium Chloride, Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Sodium Molybdate, Cyanocobalamin).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.