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Is Bobo's Lemon Poppy Seed Oat Bar ultra-processed?

3 oz Cereal bars Sold in the United States

Pack of Bobo's Lemon Poppy Seed Oat 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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed cereal 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

rolled oats, brown rice syrup, coconut oil, cane sugar, vegetable glycerin, poppy seeds, lemon oil, xanthan gum, sea salt, vitamin e (for freshness), imply delicious, inc, boulder, co 80301 303‚938‚1977 eatbobos, com quo-non ahora, פרח ורע נ עבר

Additives: E303 Potassium ascorbate , E415 Xanthan gum , E422 Glycerol , E938 Argon

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E938 Argon.

As written on the pack

whole grain rolled oats, brown rice syrup, coconut oil, cane sugar, vegetable glycerin, poppy seeds, lemon oil, xanthan gum, sea salt, vitamin e (for freshness), may contain traces of peanuts and tree nuts, imply delicious, inc, boulder, co 80301 303,938,1977 eatbobos,com quo-non ahora ,פרח ורע נ עבר

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.
  • E938 Argon A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
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 487 cereal bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 233rd. 91% of the cereal 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 487 cereal bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0829262000234, last edited 11 June 2025), 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.