The processing score reflects 42 ingredients, including artificial sweeteners, emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
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Ingredients
40 listed · 4 flagged for reviewWATER, PROTEIN BLEND (WHEY AND MILK CONCENTRATE, SOY ISOLATE), MALTODEXTRIN, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SUNFLOWER OIL, CORN FIBER, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, CELLULOSE GUM, CARRAGEENAN, SOYBEAN LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, GLUCONO DELTA LACTONE, SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SUCRALOSE, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, MAGNESIUM LACTATE, ASCORBIC ACID, DL-ALPHA TOCOPHEROL ACETATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, FERROUS SULFATE, ZINC SULFATE, BIOTIN, NIACIN, PANTOTHENIC ACID, COPPER SULPHATE, VITAMIN B12, MANGANESE SULPHATE, CHOLECALCIFEROL, FOLIC ACID, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, PHYLLOQUINONE, CHROMIUM PICOLINATE, SODIUM MOLYBDATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, SODIUM SELENITE, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Shakes 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 Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Other Additives (Sodium Selenite): 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 Shakes' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: 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.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Potassium Chloride, Tricalcium Phosphate, Potassium Phosphate, Magnesium Lactate, and 7 more.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Ascorbic Acid, Dl-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Biotin, and 9 more.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
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About our scores and this content
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