Is Nature Valley Protein Peanut Almond & Dark Chocolate ultra-processed?

37 g Protein bars Sold in Canada

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Glucose
Fructose
E422 Glycerol

24 ingredients
1 additive

Less processed protein 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

arachides grillées, glucose-fructose (ultra-processing marker), soya, enrobage à saveur de chocolat (sucre, huiles de palmiste et de palme, concentré de protéines de lactosérum, cacao, lecithine de soya, arome naturel), amandes, amidon de riz, fructose (ultra-processing marker), glycerine (ultra-processing marker), maltodextrine, huile de canola, SEL, lecithine de soya, huile d'arachide, bicarbonate de sodium, arome naturel, extrait de romarin, contient des ingredients de l'arachide, du soya et de l'amande et des substances laitières

Additives: E422 Glycerol

As written on the pack

ARACHIDES GRILLÉES, GLUCOSE-FRUCTOSE, SOYA, ENROBAGE À SAVEUR DE CHOCOLAT (SUCRE, HUILES DE PALMISTE ET DE PALME, CONCENTRÉ DE PROTÉINES DE LACTOSÉRUM, CACAO, LECITHINE DE SOYA, AROME NATUREL), AMANDES, AMIDON DE RIZ, FRUCTOSE, GLYCERINE, MALTODEXTRINE, HUILE DE CANOLA, SEL, LECITHINE DE SOYA, HUILE D'ARACHIDE, BICARBONATE DE SODIUM, AROME NATUREL, EXTRAIT DE ROMARIN. CONTIENT DES INGREDIENTS DE L'ARACHIDE, DU SOYA ET DE L'AMANDE ET DES SUBSTANCES LAITIÈRES.

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.

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.

Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

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

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 426 protein bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 107th. 93% of the protein 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 426 protein bars, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0065633509924, last edited 3 August 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.