Is Clif Bar Chocolate Chip ultra-processed?

68g Protein Energy Bars Sold in the United Kingdom, Austria and 3 more countries

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Vegetable fiber

18 ingredients
1 additive

Less processed protein 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

Rolled Oats 22.3%, Brown Rice Syrup, Soy Rice Crispies (Soy Protein Isolate, Rice Flour, Barley Malt Extract), Soybeans, Tapioca Syrup, Cane Syrup, Chocolate 5.5%, Chicory Root Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Soy Flour, Sunflower, Soybean Oil (processing marker), Natural Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Cinnamon Antioxidant (Tocopherol-Rich Extract)

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract

As written on the pack

Rolled Oats* (22.3%), Brown Rice Syrup, Soy Rice Crispies (Soy Protein Isolate, Rice Flour, Barley Malt Extract), Roasted Soybeans*, Tapioca Syrup*, Cane Syrup*, Unsweetened Chocolate (5.5%), Chicory Root Fibre, Soy Flour*, Sunflower and/or Soybean Oil, Natural Flavourings, Salt, Cinnamon Antioxidant: Tocopherol-Rich Extract. 70% Organic Ingredients

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.

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.

3 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.
Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 69 protein Energy Bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 94% of the protein 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 69 protein Energy Bars, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0722252387479, last edited 28 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.