Is Brainiac Fruit & Oat Smoothies Berry Blast ultra-processed?

Smoothies Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

22 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed smoothies

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

Apples, Water, Apple Puree, Concentrate, Blueberries, Bananas, Strawberries, Oat Flour, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid, brainpack, Omega-3 DHA and EPA (Fish Oil), Natural Flavors (ultra-processing marker), Choline Chloride, Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E), contains, Omega-3 DHA, EPA sourced from, fatty fish, Tilapia

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Apples, Water, Apple Puree, Concentrate, Blueberries, Bananas,, Strawberries, Whole Grain Oat Flour,, Citric Acid and/or Ascorbic Acid, BRAINPACK*:, Omega-3 DHA & EPA (Fish Oil),, Natural Flavors, Choline Chloride,, Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E), CONTAINS:, Omega-3 DHA/EPA sourced from, fatty fish and Tilapia

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 109 smoothies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 95th. 37% of the smoothies 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 109 smoothies, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0840024302625, last edited 1 August 2025), 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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.