Is Luna NUZL OVER CHOCOLATE Whole Nutrition Bar ultra-processed?

mg Bars Sold in the United States, France and Germany

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Vegetable fiber
E322 Lecithins
E422 Glycerol

67 ingredients
5 additives

Less processed 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

Lunapro (soy rice crisps (soy protein isolate, rice flour, calcium carbonate), oats (rolled oats, cane syrup, natural vitamin e (antioxidant)), soy flour, milled flaxseed), brown rice syrup, coating (cane syrup, cocoa, palm kernel oil, palm kernel, soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), vanilla extract), inulin (ultra-processing marker) (chicory extract), peanut butter (peanuts, salt (processing marker)), peanuts, peanut flour, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), tapioca syrup, vegetable glycerin (ultra-processing marker), sea salt (processing marker), natural vitamin e (antioxidant), vitamins, minerals (dicalcium phosphate), calcium carbonate, magnesium oxide, ferrous fumarate (iron), niacinamide (vitamin b3), ascorbic acid (vitamin c), dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), zinc oxide, molybdenum glycinate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), d-calcium pantothenate, beta carotene (vitamin a), manganese sulfate, selenium amino acid chelate, riboflavin, chromium amino acid chelate, ergocalciferol, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin b1), cyanocobalamin, folic acid, cupric oxide, phytonadione (vitamin k), biotin, potassium iodide (processing marker)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate , E422 Glycerol

As written on the pack

Lunapro (soy rice crisps [soy protein isolate, organic rice flour, calcium carbonate], organic toasted oats [organic rolled oats, organic dried cane syrup, natural vitamin e (antioxidant)], organic soy flour, organic milled flaxseed), organic brown rice syrup, coating (organic dried cane syrup, organic cocoa, palm kernel oil, organic palm kernel solids, organic soy lecithin, organic vanilla extract), inulin (chicory extract), organic peanut butter (organic peanuts, salt), organic peanuts, organic peanut flour, natural flavors, organic tapioca syrup solids, vegetable glycerin, sea salt, natural vitamin e (antioxidant). vitamins & minerals: dicalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, magnesium oxide, ferrous fumarate (iron), niacinamide (vit. b3), ascorbic acid (vit. c), dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate (vit. e), zinc oxide, molybdenum glycinate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vit. b6), d-calcium pantothenate, beta carotene (vit. a), manganese sulfate, selenium amino acid chelate, riboflavin (vit. b2), chromium amino acid chelate, ergocalciferol (vit. d2), thiamine mononitrate (vit. b1), cyanocobalamin (vit. b12), folic acid, cupric oxide, phytonadione (vit. k), biotin, potassium iodide.

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.
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.

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.

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.

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 1,328 bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 771st. 89% of the 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 1,328 bars, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0722252103109, last edited 21 May 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.