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Is SOAK'd OATS Double Cacao & Orange oat bar ultra-processed?

42g Bars Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of SOAK'd OATS Double Cacao & Orange 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
  • No additives

Less processed 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 37%, chicory fibre, rice syrup, raisins, sunflower seeds, sunflower oil, pumpkin seeds, coconut sugar, date, fat reduced cacao powder 2%, cacao beans 2%, coconut oil, orange oil, salt

As written on the pack

GLUTEN FREE OATS (37%), CHICORY FIBRE, RICE SYRUP, RAISINS, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, SUNFLOWER OIL, PUMPKIN SEEDS, COCONUT SUGAR, DATE SYRUP, FAT REDUCED CACAO POWDER (2%), CACAO BEANS (2%), COCONUT OIL, ORANGE OIL, SALT.

What makes it ultra-processed

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.
4 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.
  • 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 1,328 bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 226th. 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 5065008671282, last edited 7 June 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.