Cafe Latte High Protein Shake, Cafe Latte

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cafe Latte High Protein Shake, Cafe Latte scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Sweeteners (Sucralose): Synthetic sweeteners are definitive UPF markers.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Milk Protein Concentrate+, Whey Protein Concentrate+): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Coffee Extract): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Other Additives (Caffeine, Sodium Polyphosphate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Protein Shakes & Meal Replacements, this product is more processed than about 46% 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 Cafe Latte High Protein Shake, Cafe Latte'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.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Cellulose Gel And Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

EmulsifiersUPF marker

In this product: Datem.

Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Caseinate, Acesulfame Potassium, Tripotassium Phosphate, Dipotassium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: High Oleic Sunflower Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vitamin And Mineral Blend (Sodium Ascorbate [Vitamin C], Niacinamide, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate [Vitamin E], Calcium D-Pantothenate, Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Pyrodixine Hydrochloride [Vitamin B6], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Thiamine Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Cholecalciferol [Vitamin D3], Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin A Palmitate, Potassium Iodide, Chromium Chloride, Phytonadione [Vitamin K], Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenite, Cyanocobalamin [Vitamin B12), Ferric Orthophosphate, Manganese Sulfate, Magnesium Phosphate.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.