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Weight-loss milkshakes, from least to most processed

We track 8 weight-loss milkshakes, 100% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Ultra Protein.

What makes weight-loss milkshakes ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of weight-loss milkshakes that contain each:

Ultra-processed food (8)

  1. 1 Ultra Protein Slate · 15 fl oz 4
  2. 2 Whey Protein Body Fortress 4
  3. 3 VLCD Coffee Toffee Smoothie Anew · 7 x 60g 4
  4. 4 VLCD Vegetable Soup Anew · 7 x 60g 4
  5. 5 Chocolate Meal Shake Slimfast · 325ml 4
  6. 6 VLCD Vanilla Smoothie Anew · 7 x 60g 4
  7. 7 VLCD Strawberry Smoothie Anew · 7 x 60g 4
  8. 8 VLCD Shake Banana & Raspberry Allévo · 15 x 39 g 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.