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Is Clif Bar Clif Organic Nutter Butter Bar Peanut Butter Energy Bar ultra-processed?

1.76oz, 50 g Energy bars Sold in the United States and Ireland

Pack of Clif Bar Clif Organic Nutter Butter Bar Peanut Butter Energy 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:

  • 22 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

peanut butter, oat flour, rolled oats, brown rice syrup, date paste, cane syrup, tapioca syrup, pea protein, rice starch, high oleic sunflower oil, palm oil, peanut flour, cane syrup, rice flour, brown rice protein, natural flavors, vegetable glycerin, peanuts, sea salt, sunflower lecithin, mixed tocopherols (antioxidant)

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E422 Glycerol

As written on the pack

Organic peanut butter, organic oat flour, organic rolled oats, organic brown rice syrup, organic date paste, organic cane syrup, organic tapioca syrup, organic pea protein, organic rice starch, organic high oleic sunflower oil, organic palm oil, organic peanut flour, organic dried cane syrup, organic rice flour, organic brown rice protein, natural flavors, vegetable glycerin, organic peanuts, sea salt, sunflower lecithin, mixed tocopherols (antioxidant).

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.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • 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 65th. 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 0722252268037, last edited 27 April 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.