Essentials Shake Drink Mix, Vanilla
The processing score reflects 32 ingredients, including emulsifiers or gums. The nutrition score reflects high sodium.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
20 listed · 2 flagged for reviewPEA PROTEIN, FLAXSEED, PEA STARCH, ORGANIC ACACIA GUM, HEMP PROTEIN, BROCCOLI POWDER, XANTHAN GUM, INULIN (FROM CHICORY ROOT), KALE POWDER, MARINE ALGAE, STEVIA LEAF EXTRACT, ORGANIC SPIRULINA, QUINOA SPROUTS, DRIED FRUIT AND VEGETABLE BLEND (SPINACH, BROCCOLI, CARROT, BEET, TOMATO, APPLE, CRANBERRY, ORANGE, CHERRY, BLUEBERRY, STRAWBERRY, MUSHROOM), SEA SALT, BROMELAIN, SUNFLOWER SEED OIL POWDER, CARROT POWDER, ACEROLA CHERRY EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOURS.
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Why Does This Score Highly Processed?
In our analysis, Essentials Shake Drink Mix, Vanilla scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Plant Proteins (Pea Protein, Hemp Protein): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Organic Acacia Gum, Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Industrial Enzymes (Bromelain): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
Within Drink Mixes, this product is more processed than about 30% of the 4,985 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 Essentials Shake Drink Mix, Vanilla'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.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Stevia Leaf Extract.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Sea Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sunflower Seed Oil Powder.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
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