Is Barebells Milkshake Cookies & Cream Flavor ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Flavouring
- Milk proteins
- E407 Carrageenan
- E460 Cellulose
- E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose
- E950 Acesulfame k
- and 1 more
- 13 ingredients
- 6 additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Mjölk 66%, mjölkprotein (ultra-processing marker) 1%, vatten, fettreducerad kakao, cellulosa (ultra-processing marker), cellulosagummi (ultra-processing marker), karragenan (ultra-processing marker), aromer (ultra-processing marker), kakaosmör (processing marker), natriumfosfat, acesulfam K (ultra-processing marker), sukralos (ultra-processing marker), laktas
Additives: E339 Sodium phosphates , E407 Carrageenan , E460 Cellulose , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose
As written on the pack
Mjölk (66%), mjölkproteinkoncentrat (1%) vatten, fettreducerad kakao, stabiliseringsmedel (cellulosa, cellulosagummi, karragenan), aromer, kakaosmör, surhetsreglerande medel (natriumfosfat), sötningsmedel (acesulfam K, sukralos), laktas.
What makes it ultra-processed
Cosmetic additives
Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
- E460 Cellulose A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
- E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
- E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
- E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340001806854, last edited 27 September 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.