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Is Caramel Yubi bar ultra-processed?

35g Candy chocolate bars Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Caramel Yubi 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:

  • 29 ingredients
  • 5 additives

Less processed candy chocolate 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

nadients (Plant Protein Blend, Pea Protein Isolate, Soya Protein Crispies (Soya Protein Isolate), Tapioca Starch, Salt, Soya Protein Isolate), Maltitol, Oats, Chocolate Flavoured coating With Sweetener 11% (Maltitol, Cocoa Butter, Chicory Root Fibre, Cocoa Mass, Rice Flour, Lecithin, Natural Flavouring), Polydextrose, Humectant, Vegetable Gerine, Beet Fibre, Vegetable Oil, Lecithin, Natural Flavouring, Gum Acacia, Green Tea Extract, Sucralose, lbgy advice

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E414 Acacia gum , E955 Sucralose , E965 Maltitol

As written on the pack

NADIENTS: Plant Protein Blend: (Pea Protein Isolate, Soya Protein Crispies: (Soya Protein Isolate, Tapioca Starch, Salt), Soya Protein Isolate), Sweetener: Maltitol, Gluten Free Oats, Chocolate Flavoured coating With Sweetener (11%) (Maltitol, Cocoa Butter, Chicory Root Fibre, Cocoa Mass, Rice Flour, Emulsifier: Lecithin, Natural Flavouring), Bulking Agent: Polydextrose Powder, Humectant. Vegetable Gerine, Beet Fibre, Vegetable Oil, Emulsifier: Lecithin, Natural Flavouring, Thickener: Gum Acacia, Green Tea Extract, Sweetener: Sucralose. LBGY ADVICE:

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.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • E965 Maltitol Maltitol is a sugar alcohol made from starch, used as a sweetener in "no added sugar" sweets and chocolate.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
5 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • 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 201 candy chocolate bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 161st. 94% of the candy chocolate 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 201 candy chocolate bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5065013646053, last edited 30 September 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.