Treat Bars

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Artificial Sweeteners (Sucralose): Synthetic sweeteners are definitive UPF markers.
• Processed Fruit Products (Chocolate Flavored Coating (Maltitol, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Whole Milk Powder, Buttermilk Powder, Powdered Whey Protein Concentrate, Soy Lecithin Natural Flavor)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Sugar Alcohols (Maltitol): Modified sweeteners common in diet UPF products.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): 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 Treat 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: Caramel (Maltitol Syrup, Modified Palm Kernel Oil, Skim Milk Powder, Modified Milk Ingredients, Cream [Cream, Milk, Cellulose Gel, Carrageenan, Cellulose Gum, Sucrose], Glycerin, Butter, Water, Salt, Mono And Diglycerides, Natural Flavor, Disodium Phosphate, Soy Lecithin, Carrageenan), Polydextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Kernel Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.