Is SimplyProtein Peanut Butter Chocolate Bar ultra-processed?

40 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:

Flavouring
Vegetable fiber
E422 Glycerol

17 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

Soy protein crisps, tapioca starch (processing marker), sea salt (processing marker), inulin (ultra-processing marker), soluble tapioca fibre, almonds, chocolate, vegetable glycerin (ultra-processing marker), almond butter, semi-sweet chocolate chips, brown rice crisps, cocoa powder, gluten-free oats, natural flavours (ultra-processing marker), sunflower oil blend, monk fruit juice concentrate, sea salt (processing marker)

Additives: E422 Glycerol

As written on the pack

Soy protein crisps, tapioca starch, sea salt, inulin, soluble tapioca fibre, almonds, unsweetened chocolate, vegetable glycerin, almond butter, semi-sweet chocolate chips, brown rice crisps, cocoa powder, gluten-free oats, natural flavours, sunflower oil blend, monk fruit juice concentrate, sea salt

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.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

2 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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 426 protein bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 106th. 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 0686207809051, last edited 1 April 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.