Is Bobo's Oat Bars Bobo's Bites Original With Chocolate Chips ultra-processed?

Bars Sold in the United States

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

13 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed 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, rice syrup, brown rice syrup, chocolate chips, coconut oil (processing marker), cocoa, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), vanilla extract, vegetable glycerin, sea salt (processing marker), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), vitamin E

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum , E422 Glycerol

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

As written on the pack

whole grain rolled oats, rice syrup, brown rice syrup, chocolate chips, coconut oil, cocoa, natural flavor, vanilla extract, vegetable glycerin, sea salt, xanthan gum, natural flavor, vitamin E

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.
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 1,328 bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 542nd. 89% of the 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 1,328 bars, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0829262000364, last edited 30 July 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.