Lean 15, Get Lean & Toned

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Lean 15, Get Lean & Toned scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Plant Proteins (Soy Protein Nuggets (Isolated Soy Protein, Tapioca Starch, Salt)): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Milk Protein Isolate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Fructooligosaccharides; Less Than 2% Of The Following: Glycerine, Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Snack & Energy Bars, this product is more processed than about 65% of the 8,001 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 Lean 15, Get Lean & Toned'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: Xanthan Gum.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Chocolate Flavored Coating (Sugar, Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil, Cocoa Powder, Whey Powder, Nonfat Milk Powder, Soy Lecithin, Natural Vanilla Flavor), Milk Chocolate Drops (Sugar, Whole Milk Powder, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin, Natural Vanilla Flavor), Fructose Syrup, Chocolate Cookie Pieces (Wheat Flour, Organic Dried Cane Syrup, Canola Oil, Cocoa [Processed With Alkali], Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate), and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: High Oleic Safflower Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vitamin And Mineral Blend (Calcium Phosphate, Ascorbic Acid, Magnesium Oxide, Dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Niacinamide, Zinc Oxide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Ferrous Fumarate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Chromium Chloride, Biotin, Sodium Selenite, Sodium Molybdate, Cyanocobalamin).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.