Is Nature Valley bars ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 12 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
rolled oats 59%, sugar (processing marker), sunflower oil (processing marker), canadian maple syrup (processing marker) 2%, honey (processing marker), salt (processing marker), molasses (processing marker), emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (sunflower lecithin (ultra-processing marker)), raising agent (sodium bicarbonate), natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate
As written on the pack
whole grain rolled oats (59% ), sugar, sunflower oil, canadian maple syrup (2%), honey, salt, molasses, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, raising agent: sodium bicarbonate, natural flavouring, for allergens, see ingredients in bold, may contain peanut, tree nuts
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.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
- Maple syrup An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- 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.
Among 487 cereal bars
From least to most processed, this one ranks 230th. 91% of the cereal bars here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8410076601711, last edited 13 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.
- NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.