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Is Clif Bar White Chocolate Macadamia Nut ultra-processed?

68g Energy bars Sold in the United States, Australia and France

Pack of Clif Bar White Chocolate Macadamia Nut

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:

  • 29 ingredients
  • 3 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

rolled oats, brown rice syrup, cane syrup, soybeans, soy protein isolate, rice flour, soy flour, sunflower oil, oat fiber, soy protein, soy sauce (soybeans, wheat, salt), sunflower seeds, roasted soy nut butter (soybeans, sunflower oil, salt), brown rice crisps (brown rice, barley malt, salt), soy flour, mixed tocopherols (antioxidant), sea salt, natural flavors, soy lecithin

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

As written on the pack

organic rolled oats, organic brown rice syrup, organic cane syrup, organic roasted soybeans, soy protein isolate, rice flour, organic soy flour, organic sunflower oil, organic oat fiber, organic soy protein concentrate, organic soy sauce (organic soybeans, organic wheat, salt), organic sunflower seeds, organic roasted soy nut butter (organic roasted soybeans, organic sunflower oil, salt), organic brown rice crisps (organic brown rice, organic barley malt, salt), organic soy flour, mixed tocopherols (antioxidant), sea salt, natural flavors, soy lecithin

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 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.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 126 energy bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 62nd. 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 0722252161093, 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.