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Is Clif crunchy peanut butter energy bars ultra-processed?

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Pack of Clif crunchy peanut butter energy bars

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:

  • 33 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Less processed 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

brown rice syrup, rolled oats, cane syrup, peanut butter, soybeans, soy protein isolate, peanuts, peanut flour, rice flour, soy flour, oat fiber, natural flavors, sea salt, barley malt extract, vitamins, minerals (dicalcium phosphate), magnesium oxide, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), beta carotene (vitamin a), niacinamide (vitamin b3), ergocalciferol, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), riboflavin, cyanocobalamin

Additives: E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate

As written on the pack

Organic brown rice syrup, organic rolled oats, organic cane syrup, organic peanut butter, organic roasted soybeans, soy protein isolate, peanuts, peanut flour, rice flour, organic soy flour, organic oat fiber, natural flavors, sea salt, barley malt extract. vitamins & minerals: dicalcium phosphate, magnesium oxide, ascorbic acid (vit. c), dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vit. e), beta carotene (vit. a), niacinamide (vit. b3), ergocalciferol (vit. d2), 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.

  • 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.
2 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.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,328 bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 421st. 89% of the 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 1,328 bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0722252313218, last edited 28 January 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.