Is Alesto Cacao and Orange Protein Balls ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 8 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed dates
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Dates, Cashews, Whey Protein Isolate (ultra-processing marker), Rice Starch (processing marker), Grape Juice Concentrate, Cacao Powder 6%, Cacao Nibs 2%, Orange Oil 0.4%
As written on the pack
Dates, Cashews, Whey Protein Isolate Powder (Milk), Rice Starch, Grape Juice Concentrate, 6% Cacao Powder, 2% Cacao Nibs, 0.4% Orange Oil.
What makes it ultra-processed
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Among 54 dates
From least to most processed, this one ranks 51st. 9% of the dates here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 20114480, last edited 13 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.