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Is Bolthouse Farms Coffee ultra-processed?

Protein shakes Sold in the United States

Pack of Bolthouse Farms Coffee

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Less processed protein shakes

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

Coffee (water, coffee), low-fat milk, cane sugar, whey protein, soy protein isolate, natural flavors, diapotassium phosphate, acacia gum, carrageenan, ascorbic acid, vitamin a (retinyl palmitate), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamins, vitamin b2, riboflavin, vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamins, vitamin b9, folic acid, vitamin b 12 (cyanocobalamin)

Additives: E407 Carrageenan , E414 Acacia gum

As written on the pack

Coffee (water, coffee extract), low-fat milk, cane sugar, whey protein concentrate, soy protein isolate, natural flavors, diapotassium phosphate, acacia gum, carrageenan, ascorbic acid, vitamin a (retinyl palmitate), vitamin b1 (thiamin hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b9 (folic acid), vitamin b 12 (cyanocobalamin).

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.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • 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.

  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 158 protein shakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 38th. 97% of the protein shakes 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 158 protein shakes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0071464016272, last edited 7 July 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.