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Is CLIF Bar Chocolate Brownie ultra-processed?

2.4oz Energy bars Sold in the United States and Australia

Pack of CLIF Bar Chocolate Brownie

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:

  • 50 ingredients
  • 4 additives

Less processed energy 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

brown rice syrup, rolled oats, cane syrup, soy flour, soybeans, soy protein isolate, cane syrup, cocoa, chocolate, rice flour, date paste, oat fiber, alkalized cocoa, sunflower oil, natural flavors, cocoa butter, sea salt, barley malt extract, vanilla extract, soy lecithin, vitamins, minerals (dicalcium phosphate), magnesium oxide, ascorbic acid (vit, c), dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vit, e), beta carotene (vit), niacinamide (vit, b3), ergocalciferol (vit, d2), thiamine mononitrate (vit, b1), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vit, b6), riboflavin (vit, b2), cyanocobalamin (vit, b12)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate

As written on the pack

organic brown rice syrup, organic rolled oats, organic cane syrup, organic soy flour, organic roasted soybeans, soy protein isolate, dried cane syrup, cocoa, unsweetened chocolate, rice flour, organic date paste, organic oat fiber, alkalized cocoa, organic sunflower oil, natural flavors, cocoa butter, sea salt, barley malt extract, vanilla extract, soy lecithin, vitamins , minerals: dicalcium phosphate, magnesium oxide, ascorbic acid (vit, c), dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vit, e), beta carotene (vit, a), niacinamide (vit, b3), ergocalciferol (vit, d2), thiamine mononitrate (vit, b1), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vit, b6), riboflavin (vit, b2), cyanocobalamin (vit, b12),

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

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.
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.
  • 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 126 energy bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 68th. 87% of the energy 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 126 energy bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0722252101808, last edited 21 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.