Protein bar
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
4
0 we grade moderate or higher
3 of them not yet assessed here
Saturates per 100g
6g
High
UK FSA front of pack threshold
Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.
Additives (4)
This label lists 2 additives, 1 emulsifier and 1 sweetener.
E322
Lecithin
Emulsifier
What it is. A natural emulsifier, usually from soya or sunflower.
Why it is used. Keeps chocolate smooth and stops ingredients separating.
What the evidence says. Safe and widely used. Only relevant if the source, such as soya, is an allergen for you.
Permitted freely. Source allergen must be declared.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E322
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E1200 Polydextrose other
- E422 Glycerol other
- E965 Maltitol sweetener
Names and jobs come from the register of additives permitted in Great Britain, which we have not finished transcribing: a code shown without a name is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that it is unapproved. Naming one is not grading it either. Full detail appears only where we have an assessment against a named authority, so all of this describes our coverage rather than these additives. Most are common and low concern.
Ingredients
with milk chocolate coating, chocolate chips and salted caramel flavour, with sweeteners (chocolate with sweetener (21%) [sweetener: maltitols, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, cocoa mass, sweet whey powder (milk), emulsifier: lecithins (sunflower), polydextrose, beef calcium caseinate (milk), humectant: glycerol, whey protein isolate (milk), concentrated milk protein, chocolate chips with sweetener (6%) [cocoa mass, sweetener, maltitols, fat redu fier: lecithins (soya), vanilla extract), sunflower oil, fat reduced cocoa powder, rlavourings, salt, sweetener, suaralose, emulsifier: lecithins (sunflower), or allergens, see ingredients in bold, may also contain nuts, peanuts, aluten sources and sesame, warning: excessive consumption may produce laxative effects
As printed on the pack, in the producer's own order: ingredients are listed by weight, so what comes first is most of what is in it. E numbers link to their assessment where we have one.