Is Epic Chicken Sriracha Bar ultra-processed?

37g Protein bars Sold in the United States

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Open Food Facts counts every product in its category, sweet snacks, as at least group 3.

11 ingredients
1 additive

Less processed protein bars

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Chicken Meat, Encapsulated Lactic Acid, Sea Salt Dried Garlic, Red Pepper, Paprika, Dried Onion, Red Pepper, Celery Powder, Black Pepper, Cumin, Oregano

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Chicken Meat. Encapsulated Lactic Acid, Sea Salt Dried Garlic, Crushed Red Pepper. Paprika, Dried Onion, Red Pepper. Cultured Celery Powder. Black Pepper, Cumin, Oregano.

What makes it processed

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 426 protein bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 93% of the protein 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 426 protein bars, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0732153248687, last edited 21 April 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.