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Is MadeGood Mornings Organic Soft Baked Oat Bar ultra-processed?

1.06 oz Dry biscuits Sold in the United States and Ireland

Pack of MadeGood Mornings Organic Soft Baked Oat Bar

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed dry biscuits

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

Oat Blend (Oats, Oat Flour), Date Paste, Vegetable Glycerin, Sunflower Oil, Brown Rice Syrup, Invert Cane Syrup, Cane Sugar, Vanilla Drizzle (Cocoa Butter, Cane Sugar, Tapioca Starch), Rice Syrup Powders, Rice Maltodextrin, Vanilla Extract, Chia Seeds, Baking Powder, Cinnamon, Natural Flavor, Salt, Vegetable Extracts (Shiitake Mushroom, Spinach, Beet, Broccoli)

Additives: E422 Glycerol

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E422 Glycerol.

As written on the pack

Gluten Free Oat Blend (Oats, Oat Flour), Date Paste, Vegetable Glycerin, Sunflower Oil, Brown Rice Syrup, Invert Cane Syrup, Cane Sugar, Vanilla Drizzle (Cocoa Butter, Cane Sugar, Tapioca Starch), Rice Syrup Powders, Rice Maltodextrin, Vanilla Extract, Ground Chia Seeds, Baking Powder, Cinnamon, Natural Flavor, Salt, Vegetable Extracts (Shiitake Mushroom, Spinach, Beet, Broccoli).

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.

  • 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.

  • Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
6 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • 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 68 dry biscuits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 33rd. 84% of the dry biscuits 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 68 dry biscuits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0687456922072, last edited 27 July 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.