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Is Natural Balance Foods Cocoa Coconut Protein Flapjacks Chocolate Flavour Topped 3 x ultra-processed?

3 x 50 g Energy bars Sold in Ireland and France

Pack of Natural Balance Foods Cocoa Coconut Protein Flapjacks Chocolate Flavour Topped 3 x

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 14 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed sweet snacks

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 Rice syrup Soya protein crunchies soya protein 14%, tapioca starch, salt) Dark chocolate flavour coating 13% (sugar, palm oil, cocoa powder, sunflower lecithin), Vegetable oils (Vegetable oil (palm sunflower Vegetable oil), s, coconut Vegetable oils, rapeseed Vegetable oils), Coconut chips Soya flour Raw cane sugar Salt Natural flavouring sustainably sourced 8%

As written on the pack

INGREDIENTS 21% 14% Gluten free oats Rice syrup Soya protein crunchies soya protein, tapioca starch, salt) Dark chocolate flavour coating 13% (sugar, palm oil, cocoa powder, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin) Vegetable oils (palm sunflower, coconut, rapeseed) Coconut chips Soya flour Raw cane sugar Salt Natural flavouring sustainably sourced 8%

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 126 energy bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 87% of the energy 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 126 energy bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060088704073, last edited 17 March 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.