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Is Mamia Aldi Strawberry fruity bars ultra-processed?

Fruits cereal bars Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Mamia Aldi Strawberry fruity 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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed fruits cereal 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

red fruit filling 37% (Apple Juice, strawberries 25%, Blackcurrants, Cherries, Natural Raspberry Flavouring, Pectin), Whole Wheat Flour, Apple Juice, Sunflower Oil, Oat Flour, Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate, Vitamin B1

Additives: E440 Pectins , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

ORGANIC RED FRUIT FILLING (37%) (Organic Apple Juice Concentrate, ORGANIC STRAWBERRIES (25%), Organic Blackcurrants, Organic Cherries, Natural Raspberry Flavouring*, Gelling Agent: Pectin*), Organic Whole Wheat Flour, Organic Apple Juice Concentrate, Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic Oat Flour, Raising Agent: Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate*; Vitamin B1*.

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.

  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • 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 73 fruits cereal bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 31st. 88% of the fruits 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 73 fruits cereal bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600547954, last edited 8 September 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.