Is Trek Cocoa Chaos Wholefood Energy Bar ultra-processed?

55g Protein Energy Bars Sold in the United Kingdom and Germany

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Fruit juice concentrate

15 ingredients
No additives

Less processed protein Energy 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

igredients (Dates 36%), Soya protein crunchies soya protein, tapioca starch (processing marker), salt (processing marker) 15%, Raisins 14%, Fruit juice concentrate (ultra-processing marker) (grape, apple), Cashews 9%, Soya flour, oats 4.5%, Rice starch (processing marker), Cocoa 3%, Natural flavourings (ultra-processing marker)

As written on the pack

IGREDIENTS: Dates (36%), Soya protein crunchies soya protein, tapioca starch, salt) (15%), Raisins (14%), Fruit juice concentrate (grape, apple) (9%), Cashews (9%), Soya flour, Gluten free oats (4.5%), Rice starch, Cocoa (3%), Natural flavourings.

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.

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.

Fruit juice concentrate An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 69 protein Energy Bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 94% of the protein Energy 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 69 protein Energy Bars, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060088703052, last edited 3 July 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.