Is Clif Bar Cool Mint Chocolate Natural Flavour Energy Bar ultra-processed?

2.40 OZ (68g) Energy bars Sold in the United States and Australia

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
E322 Lecithins

56 ingredients
6 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, soybeans, soy protein isolate, rice flour, alkalized cocoa, soy flour, fig paste, oat fiber (ultra-processing marker), oat flour, cane syrup, soybean oil (processing marker), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), cocoa butter, sunflower oil (processing marker), salt (processing marker), barley malt extract, soy flour, green tea extract (contains caffeine), chocolate, soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), baking soda, vanilla extract, 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)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

organic brown rice syrup, organic rolled oats, organic cane syrup, organic roasted soybeans, soy protein isolate, rice flour, alkalized cocoa, organic soy flour, organic fig paste, organic oat fiber, organic oat flour, organic dried cane syrup, organic soybean oil, natural flavors, cocoa butter, sunflower oil, salt, barley malt extract, soy flour, green tea extract (contains caffeine), unsweetened chocolate, soy lecithin, baking soda, organic vanilla extract, 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.

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 126 energy bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 72nd. 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 0722252102003, last edited 3 June 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.