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Is Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder Simply Vanilla ultra-processed?

33 g Bodybuilding supplements Sold in the United States

Pack of Clean Simple Eats Protein Powder Simply Vanilla

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 5 additives

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Grass-Fed Whey Protein Isolate, Xylitol, Non-Fat Dry Milk, Natural Vanilla Flavor, Prebiotic Isomalto-Oligosaccharide (IMO), Coconut MCT Oil Powder, Xanthan Gum, Sunflower Lecithin, Stevia Leaf Extract (Reb A), Sea Salt, Monk Fruit (Coconut)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E415 Xanthan gum , E960 Steviol glycosides , E967 Xylitol

As written on the pack

Grass-Fed Whey Protein Isolate, Xylitol, Non-Fat Dry Milk, Natural Vanilla Flavor, Prebiotic Isomalto-Oligosaccharide (IMO), Coconut MCT Oil Powder, Xanthan Gum, Sunflower Lecithin, Organic Stevia Leaf Extract (Reb A), Sea Salt, Organic Monk Fruit. Contains: Milk, Tree Nuts (Coconut).

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.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
  • E967 Xylitol Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 854 bodybuilding supplements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 419th. 92% of the bodybuilding supplements 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 854 bodybuilding supplements, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0850027959924, last edited 17 May 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.