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Is Trek Protein Flapjacks Peanut Butter ultra-processed?

Protein bars Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Trek Protein Flapjacks Peanut Butter

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:

  • 35 ingredients
  • 1 additive

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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 24%, rice syrup, soya protein crispies 13% (soya protein isolate, tapioca starch, salt), vegetable oils (rapeseed vegetable oils, palm vegetable oils), peanut butter flavour topping 13% (sugar, vegetable fats (palm kernel, palm, shea), rice (rice syrup, rice starch, rice flour), caramelised sugar, colouring food (safflower), emulsifier (lecithins), natural flavouring), peanut butter 7%, sugar, soya flour, peanut flour 2%, peanuts 1%, sea salt, natural flavouring, salt, Palm oil from sustainable and certified plantations, FIND OUT MORE eatTREK.com @eatTREK Klap LBD-D

Additives: E322 Lecithins

As written on the pack

Gluten free oats (24%), rice syrup, soya protein crispies (13%) (soya protein isolate, tapioca starch, salt), vegetable oils (rapeseed, palm*), peanut butter flavour topping (13%) [sugar, vegetable fats (palm kernel*, palm*, shea), rice powder (dried rice syrup, rice starch, rice flour), caramelised sugar, colouring food: safflower extract, emulsifier: lecithins, natural flavouring], peanut butter (7%), sugar, soya flour, peanut flour (2%), peanuts (1%), sea salt, natural flavouring, salt. *Palm oil from sustainable and certified plantations. May contain traces of nuts and milk. FIND OUT MORE eatTREK.com @eatTREK Klap LBD-D

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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
6 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • 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 426 protein bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 141st. 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 5060088709962, last edited 26 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.