Is Jensen & co as Alpen Bar Strawberry&Yoghurt 29g Weetabix ultra-processed?

Energy bars Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Dextrose
Glucose

28 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

Korn 47% (fullkornshavre, ris, fullkornshvete), glukosesirup, sukker, vegetabilsk olje (palmekjerne, solsikke), oligofruktosesirup, tørkede eplebiter 3.1% (konserveringsmiddel (svoveldioksid)), fuktighetsbevarende (glyserol), melk laktose, melk yoghurt pulver 2.5%, dextrose (ultra-processing marker), fryste tørkede jordbær 0.8%, jordbærkonsentrat 0.7%, maisstivelse, emulsfier (soyalektin), salt (processing marker), hyllebær juiceekstrakt, smakstilsettinger, syreregulerende (eplesyre)

As written on the pack

Korn (47%) (fullkornshavre, ris, fullkornshvete), glukosesirup, sukker, vegetabilsk olje (palmekjerne, solsikke), oligofruktosesirup, tørkede eplebiter (3.1%) (konserveringsmiddel: svoveldioksid), fuktighetsbevarende: glyserol,melk laktose, melk yoghurt pulver (2.5%), dextrose, fryste tørkede jordbær (0.8%), jordbærkonsentrat (0.7%), maisstivelse, emulsfier: soyalektin, salt, hyllebær juiceekstrakt, smakstilsettinger, syreregulerende: eplesyre.

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

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 126 energy bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 40th. 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 5010029203905, last edited 17 March 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.