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Is Rheal Energy Superfood Oat Bar ultra-processed?

1 50g Cereal bars Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Rheal Energy Superfood Oat Bar

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed 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

Oats 32%, Date, Blueberry 8%, Almond Butter 8%, Brown Rice Syrup, Chicory Root Fibre, Almonds 7%, Blueberry 6%, Coconut Sugar, Coconut Oil, Sunflower Lecithin, Guarana 3%, Chia Seeds, Himalayan Rock Salt

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

Gluten Free Oats (32%), Date Syrup, *Organic Blueberry Pieces (8%), Almond Butter (8%), Brown Rice Syrup, Chicory Root Fibre, Chopped Almonds (7%), *Organic freeze-dried Blueberry Powder (6%), Coconut Sugar, Coconut Oil, Sunflower Lecithin, *Organic Guarana Powder (3%), *Organic Chia Seeds, Himalayan Rock Salt. * = Organic Ingredients. For allergens, see ingredients in bold. May contain other nuts, peanuts and soya.

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.

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.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
3 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.

  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 488 cereal bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 140th. 91% of the 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 488 cereal bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060594550539, last edited 27 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.