Is Good & Gather Organic Orange & Sweet Potato Snack Bar ultra-processed?

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Pack of Good & Gather Organic Orange & Sweet Potato Snack Bar

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:

  • 10 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

oats, fig paste, raisins, pumpkin seeds, sunflower oil (processing marker), glycerin (ultra-processing marker), chia seeds, sweet potato, cinnamon powder, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E422 Glycerol

As written on the pack

ORGANIC OATS, ORGANIC FIG PASTE, ORGANIC RAISINS, ORGANIC PUMPKIN SEEDS, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC GLYCERIN, ORGANIC CHIA SEEDS, ORGANIC SWEET POTATO POWDER, ORGANIC CINNAMON POWDER, ORGANIC NATURAL FLAVOR

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.

  • 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.
1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0085239995013, last edited 21 October 2025), 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.