Is Made Good Organic Chewy Granola Bars- Strawberry ultra-processed?

5.1 oz Mix of grains and dried fruit Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Invert sugar

23 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed mix of grains and dried fruit

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, Agave Syrup, Brown Rice Syrup, Strawberries (Strawberries, Apple Juice, Rice Flour, Sunflower Oil (processing marker)), Brown Rice Crisps (Brown Rice Flour, Brown Rice Syrup, Sea Salt (processing marker)), Invert Cane Syrup (ultra-processing marker), Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Currants, Oat Flour, Natural Flavor (ultra-processing marker), Vegetable Extracts (Shiitake Mushroom, Spinach, Beet, Broccoli), Agar

As written on the pack

Pure Gluten Free Oats*, Agave Syrup*, Brown Rice Syrup*, Dried Strawberries* (Strawberries*, Apple Juice Concentrate*, Rice Flour*, Sunflower Oil*), Brown Rice Crisps* (Brown Rice Flour*, Brown Rice Syrup*, Sea Salt), Invert Cane Syrup*, Sunflower Oil*, Currants*, Gluten Free Oat Flour*, Natural Flavor*, Vegetable Extracts (Shiitake Mushroom, Spinach, Beet, Broccoli), Agar*. *Organic.

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.

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.

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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 14 mix of grains and dried fruit

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 29% of the mix of grains and dried fruit 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 14 mix of grains and dried fruit, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0687456215983, last edited 26 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.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.