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Is Chocolate Chip Granola Elevation Protein Meal Advance Bar ultra-processed?

Protein bars Sold in the United States

Pack of Chocolate Chip Granola Elevation Protein Meal Advance 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
  • 8 additives

Less processed protein 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

protein blend (soy crisps, soy protein isolatej, soy protein isolate, whey protein isolate), fiber blend (inulin, polydextrose, soluble tapioca fiber), dark chocolate flavored coating and er 48g) chips (fructooligosaccharides, palm kernel oil, whey protein, cocoa powder, soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor, stevia leaf extract), glycerin, soy oil, gelatin, palm kernel oil, rolled oats, almonds, natural flavors, soy lecithin, gum arabic, salt, sucralose, cts 0 value 9%

Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E414 Acacia gum , E422 Glycerol , E428 Gelatine , E955 Sucralose , E960 Steviol glycosides

As written on the pack

protein blend (soy crisps [soy protein isolatej, soy protein isolate, whey protein isolate), fiber blend (inulin, polydextrose, soluble tapioca fiber), dark chocolate flavored coating and er 48g) chips (fructooligosaccharides, palm kernel oil, whey protein concentrate, cocoa powder [processed with alkali], soy lecithin, natural vanilla flavor, stevia leaf extract), glycerin, soy oil, gelatin, palm kernel oil, rolled oats, almonds, natural flavors, soy lecithin, gum arabic, salt, sucralose, contains: milk, soy, almonds, may contain peanuts, wheat, egg, other tree nuts, cts 0 value* 9% 18% 0%

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.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
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  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

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.

  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
  • 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.
  • Cocoa powder An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
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

Among 426 protein bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 393rd. 93% of the protein 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 426 protein bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100189797, last edited 2 August 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.