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Is Aloha Chocolate Caramel Pecan Organic Protein Bar ultra-processed?

56 g Protein Energy Bars Sold in the United States and Spain

Pack of Aloha Chocolate Caramel Pecan Organic Protein Bar

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Less processed protein Energy Bars

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Brown rice protein, pumpkin seed protein, tapioca fiber, sunflower butter (sunflower seeds, high oleic sunflower oil), dark chocolate (chocolate, cane sugar, cocoa butter), tapioca syrup, vegetable glycerin, pecans, brown rice crisps (brown rice, brown rice syrup, salt), caramel, natural flavor, sea salt, sunflower lecithin

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E422 Glycerol

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E422 Glycerol.

As written on the pack

Brown rice protein, pumpkin seed protein, tapioca fiber, sunflower butter (roasted sunflower seeds, high oleic sunflower oil), dark chocolate (chocolate, cane sugar, cocoa butter), tapioca syrup, vegetable glycerin, pecans, brown rice crisps (brown rice, brown rice syrup, salt), caramel, natural flavor, sea salt, sunflower lecithin.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
4 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 69 protein Energy Bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 94% of the protein Energy Bars here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 69 protein Energy Bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0842096100314, last edited 14 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.