Is For Goodness Shakes Protein Salted Caramel Shake ultra-processed?

250ml Protein shakes Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel
E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose
E955 Sucralose

8 ingredients
4 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

Skimmed milk, flavour (ultra-processing marker), cellulose gum (ultra-processing marker), sodium phosphates, salt (processing marker), sulphite ammonia e150d, sucralose (ultra-processing marker), lactase

Additives: E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel , E339 Sodium phosphates , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E955 Sucralose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel.

As written on the pack

Skimmed milk concentrate, flavour, stabiliser: cellulose gum, sodium phosphates, salt, colour: sulphite ammonia caramel (E150d), sweetener: sucralose, lactase.

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.

E150d Sulphite ammonia caramel Sulphite ammonia caramel is the dark brown colour in colas and many sauces, made by heating sugars with sulphite and ammonia compounds.
E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 158 protein shakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 44th. 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 5060075672835, last edited 24 August 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.
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