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Is Kodiak Cakes Crunchy Granola Bars ultra-processed?

Cereal bars Sold in the United States

Pack of Kodiak Cakes Crunchy Granola Bars

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:

  • 22 ingredients
  • 4 additives

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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

rolled oats 100%, cane sugar, wheat protein isolate, sunflower, canola, soybean oil, pea protein concentrate with tapioca starch, tapioca syrup, brown sugar syrup, maple syrup, sunflower, soy, canola lecithin, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, natural flavors, due to processing on shared equipment, contains trace amounts of egg, milk, peanuts, and tree nuts

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E322 Lecithins.

As written on the pack

100% whole grain rolled oats, cane sugar, wheat protein isolate, sunflower and/or canola and/or soybean oil, pea protein concentrate with tapioca starch, tapioca syrup, brown sugar syrup, maple syrup, sunflower and/or soy and/or canola lecithin, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, natural flavors, contains soy and wheat, due to processing on shared equipment, contains trace amounts of egg, milk, peanuts, and tree nuts,

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.

  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
5 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.

  • Maple syrup An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • 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 488 cereal bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 177th. 91% of the cereal 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 488 cereal bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0705599015342, last edited 3 December 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.