Is BOL Power Shake Chocolate ultra-processed?

410 gram Plant-based milk alternatives Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Vegetable fiber

47 ingredients
No additives

Less processed plant-based milk alternatives

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Chocolate flavoured nutritionally complete shake hgredients (BOL proprietary protein and fibre blend, water), soya protein, chicory root fibre (ultra-processing marker), tapioca fibre, citrus fibre (ultra-processing marker), coconut cream, banana, pure almond butter 2.4%, dates, gluten-free oats, cocoa powder 1.2%, BOL vitamin and mineral blendt, coconut oil (processing marker), concentrated monk fruit infusion, natural flavourings (ultra-processing marker), TBOL vitamin and mineral blend (minerals, chloride), calcium potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper vitamins, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K, niacin, vitamin E, pantothenic acid, vitamin D, vitamin B6, manganese, selenium, chromium, molybdenum, iodine, riboflavin, thiamin, folate, biotin, B12, choline, Allergens in BOLD, Contains naturally occurring sugars

As written on the pack

Chocolate flavoured nutritionally complete shake hgredients: BOL proprietary protein and fibre blend (water, soya protein, chicory root fibre, tapioca fibre, citrus fibre), coconut cream, banana, pure almond butter (2.4%) dates, gluten-free oats, cocoa powder (1.2%), BOL vitamin and mineral blendt, coconut oil, concentrated monk fruit infusion, natural flavourings. TBOL vitamin and mineral blend: minerals (chloride, calcium potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper vitamins (A, C, K, niacin, E, pantothenic acid, D, B6, manganese, selenium, chromium, molybdenum, iodine), riboflavin, thiamin, folate, biotin, B12), choline. Allergens in BOLD. May contain other Nuts. Contains naturally occurring sugars.

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.

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.

Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.

2 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 593 plant-based milk alternatives

From least to most processed, this one ranks 282nd. 71% of the plant-based milk alternatives here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 593 plant-based milk alternatives, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060430292944, last edited 18 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.