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Is Bobo's Apple Pie Stuff'd Oat Bite ultra-processed?

Oatmeal biscuits Sold in the United States

Pack of Bobo's Apple Pie Stuff'd Oat Bite

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed oatmeal biscuits

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

rolled oats, apple filling (cane sugar, cane syrup, vegetable glycerin, modified tapioca starch, evaporated apples, natural flavor, citric acid, pectin, locust bean gum, cinnamon, annatto, turmeric (for color)), brown rice syrup, coconut oil, cane sugar, vegetable glycerin, xanthan gum, sea salt, cinnamon, vitamin e (for freshness)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E410 Locust bean gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E422 Glycerol , E440 Pectins

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

As written on the pack

organic whole grain rolled oats, apple filling (cane sugar, organic cane syrup, vegetable glycerin, modified tapioca starch, evaporated apples, natural flavor, citric acid, pectin, locust bean gum, cinnamon, annatto and turmeric [for color]), brown rice syrup, organic coconut oil, organic cane sugar, vegetable glycerin, xanthan gum, sea salt, cinnamon, vitamin e [for freshness],

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.

  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
5 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • 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 24 oatmeal biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 24th. 63% of the oatmeal biscuits 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 24 oatmeal biscuits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0829262000371, last edited 4 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.