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Is Cerebelly Carrot Date Smart Bars ultra-processed?

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Pack of Cerebelly Carrot Date Smart Bars

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:

  • 22 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Dates, Oats, Carrots, Sunflower Seed Butter, Raisins, Nutrient Blend (Tapioca Fiber, Nutrients Derived From (Chlorella, Kelp, Pumpkin Seed, Spinach, Sunflower Seed, Maitake Mushroom)), Pumpkin Seed Protein, Amaranth, Sunflower Oil, Cinnamon, Ginger, Sea Salt, DHA Algal Oil, Natural Flavor

As written on the pack

Organic Crushed Dates, Organic Oats, Organic Carrots, Organic Sunflower Seed Butter, Organic Raisins, Organic Nutrient Blend (Organic Tapioca Fiber, Nutrients Derived From [Chlorella, Kelp, Pumpkin Seed, Spinach, Sunflower Seed, Maitake Mushroom]), Organic Pumpkin Seed Protein, Organic Amaranth, Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic Cinnamon, Organic Ginger, Sea Salt, DHA Algal Oil, Organic Natural Flavor

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0850003898513, last edited 5 May 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.