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Is Clif Builders Protein Bar Vanilla Almond ultra-processed?

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

Pack of Clif Builders Protein Bar Vanilla Almond

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:

  • 65 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

soy protein isolate, beet juice concentrate, brown rice syrup, evaporated cane juice, palm kernel oil, rolled oats, almond butter, dry roasted almonds, vegetable glycerin, soy flour, quinoa, sunflower oil, inulin (chicory extract), rice starch, vanilla flavor, milled flaxseed, oat fiber, natural flavors, soy lecithin, salt, vitamins, minerals (dicalcium phosphate), magnesium oxide, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), ferric orthophosphate (iron), beta carotene (vit, a), zinc citrate, phytonadione (vitamin k1), biotin, niacinamide (vit, b3), calcium panthenate, calcium pantoethnate (vit, b), potassium iodide, mangenese gluconate, copper gluconate, sodium selenite, thiamin (vit, b1), chromium chloride, cyanocobalamin (vit, b12), sodium molybdate, folic acid (vitamin b9), riboflavin (vit, b2), pyridonixe hydrochloride (vit, b6)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate , E422 Glycerol , potassium iodide

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

As written on the pack

soy protein isolate, beet juice concentrate, organic brown rice syrup, organic evaporated cane juice, organic palm kernel oil, organic rolled oats, almond butter, dry roasted almonds, vegetable glycerin, organic soy flour, organic quinoa, organic sunflower oil, inulin (chicory extract), rice starch, organic vanilla flavor, organic milled flaxseed, organic oat fiber, natural flavors, soy lecithin, salt, vitamins and minerals: dicalcium phosphate, magnesium oxide, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), ferric orthophosphate (iron), beta carotene (vit, a), zinc citrate, phytonadione (vitamin k1), biotin, niacinamide (vit, b3), calcium panthenate, calcium pantoethnate (vit, b), potassium iodide, mangenese gluconate, copper gluconate, sodium selenite, thiamin (vit, b1), chromium chloride, cyanocobalamin (vit, b12), sodium molybdate, folic acid (vitamin b9), riboflavin (vit, b2), pyridonixe hydrochloride (vit, b6),

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.

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.
  • 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 79th. 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 0722252601452, last edited 10 July 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.