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Is Clif Blueberry Almond Crisp ultra-processed?

68g Energy bars Sold in the United States and France

Pack of Clif Blueberry Almond Crisp

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:

  • 59 ingredients
  • 5 additives

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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, soy protein isolate, almonds, rice flour, soybeans, cane syrup, apple puree, soy flour, oat fiber, date paste, blueberries, almond butter, invert sugar syrup, apple juice, glucose syrup, sunflower oil, blueberry, sea salt, natural flavors, citric acid, barley malt extract, pectin, elderberry juice concentrate (for color), lemon powder, mixed tocopherols (antioxidant), vitamins, minerals (dicalcium phosphate), mangnesium oxide, ascorbic acid (vit, c), dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vit, e), beta carotene (vit, a), niacinamide (vit, b3), ergocalciferol (vit, 02), thiamine mononitrate (vit, b1), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vit, b6), riboflavin (vit, b2), cyanocobalamin (vit, b12)

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E330 Citric acid , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

organic brown rice syrup, organic rolled oats, soy protein isolate, organic almonds, rice flour, organic roasted soybeans, organic cane syrup, concentrated apple puree, organic soy flour, organic oat fiber, organic date paste, dried blueberries, almond butter, organic invert sugar syrup, apple juice concentrate, organic glucose syrup, organic sunflower oil, blueberry puree, sea salt, natural flavors, citric acid, barley malt extract, pectin, elderberry juice concentrate (for color), lemon powder, mixed tocopherols (antioxidant), vitamins , minerals: dicalcium phosphate, mangnesium oxide, ascorbic acid (vit, c), dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vit, e), beta carotene (vit, a), niacinamide (vit, b3), ergocalciferol (vit, 02), 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.

  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • 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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
  • 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 105th. 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 0722252102607, last edited 5 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.