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Is Organix carrot cake soft oaty bars ultra-processed?

9x23g Bars Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Organix carrot cake soft oaty bars

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:

  • 17 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

Wholegrain oats 49.1%, Raisins 24.5% (contains sun, flower oil), Sunflower oil 10.8%, Carrot juice 6.9%, Agave fibre 6.4% (inulin), Apple juice 2%, Cinnamon powder 0.4%, Orange oil 0.1%, total 100%, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients highlighted in bold, as this food is made in a factory that handles tree nuts, soya, milk

As written on the pack

Wholegrain oats 49.1%, Raisins (contains sun - flower oil) 24.5%, Sunflower oil 10.8%, Carrot juice concentrate 6.9%, Agave fibre (inulin) 6.4%, Apple juice concentrate 2.0%, Cinnamon powder 0.4%, Orange oil <0.1%, TOTAL 100%. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients highlighted in bold. May contain traces of tree nuts, soya and milk as this food is made in a factory that handles tree nuts, soya and milk.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.

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 1,328 bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 127th. 89% of the 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 1,328 bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5024121100437, last edited 25 February 2024), 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.