Is Bio & Me Super Berry Oat Bar ultra-processed?

38g Oat Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Vegetable fiber

19 ingredients
No additives

Less processed oat

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

Oats 44%, Dates, Chicory Root Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Extra Virgin Olive Oil (processing marker), Almond Butter, Seeds 3% (Pumpkin, Sunflower), Almonds, Berries 2% (Strawberry, Raspberry), Dried Carrot, Seaweed (Providing Natural Calcium), Currants, Beetroot, Carrot Extract, Natural Flavourings (ultra-processing marker)

As written on the pack

Wholegrain Oats (44%), Dates, Chicory Root Fibre, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Almond Butter, Seeds (3%) (Pumpkin, Sunflower), Almonds, Freeze Dried Berries (2%) (Strawberry, Raspberry), Dried Carrot, Seaweed (Providing Natural Calcium), Currants, Beetroot and Carrot Extract, Natural Flavourings.

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.

2 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.

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 103 oat

From least to most processed, this one ranks 97th. 16% of the oat 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 103 oat, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060853640759, last edited 27 March 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.