Is Clif Bar Nut Butter Filled Chocolate Hazelnut Butter Energy Bar ultra-processed?

50 g Energy bars Sold in the United States and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E322 Lecithins
E422 Glycerol

27 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

nut butter blend (hazelnut butter, cashew butter, almond butter), brown rice syrup, rolled oats, oat flour, pea protein, date paste, tapioca syrup, high oleic sunflower oil (processing marker), cane syrup, cane syrup, rice starch (processing marker), brown rice protein, palm oil, rice flour, alkalized cocoa, vegetable glycerin, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), sea salt (processing marker), chocolate, coconut, cocoa, sunflower lecithin (ultra-processing marker), mixed tocopherols (antioxidant)

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

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E422 Glycerol.

As written on the pack

Organic nut butter blend (organic hazelnut butter, organic cashew butter, organic almond butter), organic brown rice syrup, organic rolled oats, organic oat flour, organic pea protein, organic date paste, organic tapioca syrup, organic high oleic sunflower oil, organic dried cane syrup, organic cane syrup, organic rice starch, organic brown rice protein, organic palm oil, organic rice flour, organic alkalized cocoa, vegetable glycerin, natural flavors, sea salt, organic unsweetened chocolate, organic coconut, organic cocoa, 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 67th. 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 0722252268006, last edited 18 March 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.