Is Bobo's Strawberry Stuff'd Oat Bites ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 20 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
rolled oats, brown rice syrup, cane sugar (processing marker), rice syrup, coconut oil (processing marker), vegetable glycerin (ultra-processing marker), strawberry puree, xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), pectin (ultra-processing marker), citric acid, sea salt (processing marker), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), vegetable juice (for color (ultra-processing marker)), vitamin e (for freshness), simply delicious, INC, loveland, CO 80538 GLUTEN-FREE SOY-FREE 13g and more hole Grains Council.org 303.938.1977 DAIRY-FREE NON GMO Project VERIFIED nongmoproject.org CERTIFIED
Additives: E330 Citric acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E422 Glycerol , E440 Pectins
As written on the pack
WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, BROWN RICE SYRUP, CANE SUGAR, RICE SYRUP, COCONUT OIL, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, STRAWBERRY PUREE, XANTHAN GUM, PECTIN, CITRIC ACID, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, VEGETABLE JUICE (FOR COLOR), VITAMIN E (FOR FRESHNESS). MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF PEANUTS AND TREE NUTS. SIMPLY DELICIOUS, INC. LOVELAND, CO 80538 GLUTEN-FREE SOY-FREE WHOLE GRAIN 13g or more hole Grains Council.org 303.938.1977 DAIRY-FREE VEGAN NON GMO Project VERIFIED nongmoproject.org CERTIFIED
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.
- 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.
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.
Among 487 cereal bars
From least to most processed, this one ranks 307th. 91% of the cereal bars here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0829262002184, last edited 2 May 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.