Is Bobo's Chocolate Chip Oat Bites ultra-processed?

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Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E415 Xanthan gum
E422 Glycerol

15 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score E

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

rolled oats, rice syrup, coconut oil (processing marker), cane sugar (processing marker), chocolate chips (sugar (processing marker), chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, vanilla extract), vegetable glycerin (ultra-processing marker), sea salt (processing marker), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), vitamine (for freshness)

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum , E422 Glycerol

As written on the pack

WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, RICE SYRUP, COCONUT OIL, CANE SUGAR, CHOCOLATE CHIPS (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, VANILLA EXTRACT), VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, SEA SALT, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR, VITAMINE (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.

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

3 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.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0829262000333, last edited 5 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.
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.