Is Deliciously Ella roasted peanut protein ball ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 6 ingredients
- No additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Date Paste 61%, Roast Nibbed Peanuts 12%, Peanut Butter 12%, Peanut Flour, Chicory Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker)
As written on the pack
Date Paste (61%), Roast Nibbed Peanuts (12%). Peanut Butter (12%). Peanut Flour, Chicory Fibre Syrup, Salt.
What makes it ultra-processed
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.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060482843675, last edited 9 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.