Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Bar

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Bar scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Soy Protein Isolate, Milk Protein Isolate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Chocolate Liquor, Dutch-Process Cocoa (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Madagascar Vanilla, Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Snack & Energy Bars, this product is more processed than about 23% 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 Oatmeal Chocolate Chunk Bar'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: Brown Rice Syrup, Sugar, Crystalline Fructose, Brown Sugar; Less Than 2% Of The Following: Palm Kernel Oil.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.