Cacao + Greens Protein Drink

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Cacao + Greens Protein Drink scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Grass Fed Milk Protein Isolate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cacao Powder*): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Locust Bean Gum*, Gellan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Protein Shakes & Meal Replacements, this product is more processed than about 17% of the 2,287 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Cacao + Greens Protein Drink's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: High Oleic Sunflower Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Less Than 1% Of The Following: Potassium Phosphate [Tilde], Sodium Phosphate [Tilde].

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Stevia Leaf Extract (Reb A).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.