Is Clif Bar White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Flavour Energy Bar ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 35 ingredients
- 3 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
brown rice syrup, rolled oats 14.3%, soy protein isolate, cane syrup, roasted soybeans rice flour, macadamia nuts 52%, cane syrup, oat fibre (ultra-processing marker), soy flour, cocoa butter (processing marker) 22%, high oleic sunflower oil (processing marker), flavourings (ultra-processing marker), sea salt (processing marker), barley malt extract, soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), tocopherol rich extracts, vitamins, minerals (calcium salts of orthophosphoric acid), magnesium oxide, l-ascorbic acid (vitamin C), dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), beta caroten (vitamin A), nicotinamide (vitamin B3), riboflavin, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin B6), ergocalciferol, cyanocobalamin
Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin
As written on the pack
BROWN RICE SYRUP, ROLLED OATS (14,3%) SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CANE SYRUP, ROASTED SOYBEANS RICE FLOUR, MACADAMIA NUTS (52%), DRIED CANE SYRUP, OAT FIBRE, SOY FLOUR, COCOA BUTTER (22%), HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, FLAVOURINGS, SEA SALT, BARLEY MALT EXTRACT, EMULSIFIER SOY LECITHIN, ANTIOXIDANT: TOCOPHEROL RICH EXTRACTS, VITAMINS & MINERALS: CALCIUM SALTS OF ORTHOPHOSPHORIC ACID, MAGNESIUM OXIDE, L-ASCORBIC ACID (VIT. C), DL-ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE (VIT. E), BETA CAROTEN (VIT. A), NICOTINAMIDE (VIT. B3), RIBOFLAVIN (VIT. B2), THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VIT. B1), PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VIT. B6), ERGOCALCIFEROL (VIT. D2), 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.
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 fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
- 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.
Among 126 energy bars
From least to most processed, this one ranks 63rd. 87% of the energy bars here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0722252130099, last edited 20 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.