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Is Kind breakfast protein Almond Butter ultra-processed?

10.58 oz (300 g) Cereal bars with nuts Sold in the United States

Pack of Kind breakfast protein Almond Butter

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed cereal bars with nuts

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

Oats, tapioca syrup, canola oil, soy protein isolate, cane sugar, raisin paste, almond butter (almonds), honey, almonds, millet, buckwheat, amaranth, natural flavor, quinoa, sea salt, cinnamon, Vitamin E (tocopherols to maintain freshness)

As written on the pack

Oats, tapioca syrup, canola oil, soy protein isolate, cane sugar, raisin paste, almond butter (almonds), honey, almonds, millet, buckwheat, amaranth, natural flavor, quinoa, sea salt, cinnamon, Vitamin E (tocopherols to maintain freshness).

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.
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.

  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 35 cereal bars with nuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 77% of the cereal bars with nuts 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 35 cereal bars with nuts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0602652419294, last edited 5 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.