Is Gomacro MACROBAR timeless treasure salted caramel + chocolate chips ultra-processed?

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Pack of Gomacro MACROBAR timeless treasure salted caramel + chocolate chips

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • No 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

Brown Rice Syrup, Protein Blend (Sprouted Brown Rice Protein, Orgaic Protein), Almond Butter, Brown Rice, Chocolate Chips (Coconut Sug, and Cocoa, Cocoa Butter), Caramel, Coconut Milk, Maple Suga, Sea Sal, Sunflower Seed Butter, Natural Flavors (ultra-processing marker), Coconut Oil (processing marker), Coconut Marias in a facility that processes peanuts, tree nuts, May contain nutshell fragments

As written on the pack

Organic Brown Rice Syrup, Organic Protein Blend (Organic Sprouted Brown Rice Protein, Orgaic Protein), Organic Almond Butter, Organic Puffed Brown Rice, Organic Chocolate Chips (Organic Coconut Sug, Or Cocoa, Organic Cocoa Butter), Organic Vegan Caramel (Organic Coconut Milk Powder, Organic Maple Suga, Sea Sal, Organic Sunflower Seed Butter, Organic Natural Flavors, Organic Coconut Oil Contains: Almonds, Coconut Marias in a facility that processes peanuts and tree nuts May contain nutshell fragments

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.
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.

  • 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 29th. 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 0810039910429, 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.