Is Trubar PB & Jelly Protein Bar ultra-processed?

120 g Protein Energy Bars Sold in the United States and Canada

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E322 Lecithins

18 ingredients
2 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

Tapioca fiber and cassava blend, plant-fueled protein blend (brown rice protein, pea protein), peanuts, cane sugar (processing marker), RSPO palm oil, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), sunflower lecithin (ultra-processing marker), medium chain triglycerides, sea salt (processing marker), peanut, Manufactured in a facility that also processes milk, soy, fish, wheat, sesame, and tree nuts

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

Tapioca fiber and cassava blend, plant-fueled protein blend (whole grain brown rice protein, organic pea protein), peanuts, organic cane sugar, RSPO palm oil, natural flavors, sunflower lecithin, medium chain triglycerides, sea salt, peanut extract. Contains: peanuts. Manufactured in a facility that also processes milk, soy, fish, wheat, sesame, and tree nuts.

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

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
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 17th. 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 0859146006601, last edited 10 August 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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.