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

5 oat bites, 6.5 oz 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:

E415 Xanthan gum
E422 Glycerol
E938 Argon

21 ingredients
4 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, brown rice syrup coconut oil, cane sugar (processing marker), chocolate chips (sugar (processing marker), chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, vanilla extract), peanuts, vegetable glycerin (ultra-processing marker), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), sea salt (processing marker), vitamin e (for freshness), simply delicious, inc, boulder, co 80301 303‚938‚1977, dairy free soy free made in the usa non gmo project verified nongmoproject, org 15 g per serving certified gf gluten-free wholegrainscouncil, org

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

organic whole grain rolled oats, brown rice syrup organic coconut oil, organic cane sugar, chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, vanilla extract), peanuts, vegetable glycerin, xanthan gum, sea salt, vitamin e (for freshness), contains peanuts, may also contain traces of tree nuts, simply delicious, inc, boulder, co 80301 303,938,1977 vegan • dairy free soy free made in the usa non gmo project verified nongmoproject ,org 100% whole grain 15 grams per serving certified gf gluten-free wholegrainscouncil,org

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.

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.
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 621st. 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 0829262001439, last edited 10 November 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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.