Is Graze Cocoa Vanilla Oat Boost ultra-processed?

30g Protein Energy Bars Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Humectant
Invert sugar
Vegetable fiber
Modified starch
E14xx Modified Starch
E322 Lecithins

34 ingredients
3 additives

Less processed protein 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

baked in the uk, these oat boosts are made from natural holegrain oats mixed with rich cocoa and aromatic vanilla flavouring for a deliciously moreish taste, ng artificial in oat flapjacks with cocoa, chocolate al vanilla flavouring oats 38%, chicory root fibre (ultra-processing marker), vegetable ed, palm, sunflower seeds, golden syrup (ultra-processing marker), cocoa powder 3.6%, liquid sugar (processing marker), chocolate a mass, sugar (processing marker), cocoa butter (processing marker), fat-reduced remulsifier (soya lecithin (ultra-processing marker)), humectant (ultra-processing marker) (palm fat), modified starch (ultra-processing marker), soya flour, ar, starch natural vanilla flavouring, sea r soya lecithi-citrus fibre, natural biliser xanthan oummolasses, poludur containing gluten, ns, ributes to normal energy-yielding cocoa vanilla oat boosts contain 0‚48mg of erving, enjoy as a part of a varied and healthy lifestyle, this recipe to over 80 this percentage out, d sustainable palm oil, www, rspo, org, √³ fsc mix packaging uk only c box

Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

baked in the uk, these oat boosts are made from natural holegrain oats mixed with rich cocoa and aromatic vanilla flavouring for a deliciously moreish taste, ng artificial in oat flapjacks with cocoa, chocolate al vanilla flavouring oats (38%), chicory root fibre, vegetable ed, palm), sunflower seeds, golden syrup, cocoa powder (3,6%), liquid sugar, chocolate a mass, sugar, cocoa butter, fat-reduced remulsifier: soya lecithin), humectant: seed palm fat, modified starch, soya flour, ar, starch natural vanilla flavouring, sea r soya lecithi-citrus fibre, natural biliser xanthan oummolasses, poludur containing gluten, ns, nace so may contain sesame and other ributes to normal energy-yielding cocoa vanilla oat boosts contain 0,48mg of erving, enjoy as a part of a varied and healthy lifestyle, this recipe to over 80 this percentage out, d sustainable palm oil, www,rspo,org, √³ fsc mix packaging uk only c box

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.

E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
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.
Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.

Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
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.

Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 69 protein Energy Bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 39th. 94% of the protein 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 69 protein Energy Bars, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 2510000030559, last edited 24 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.
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