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Is Fulfil Chocolate Peanut & Caramel Flavour Vitamin & Protein Bar ultra-processed?

40g Protein bars Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Fulfil Chocolate Peanut & Caramel Flavour Vitamin & Protein Bar

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:

  • 54 ingredients
  • 7 additives

Less processed protein bars

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

No added sugar milk chocolate with sweetener 30% (sweetener (maltitol), cocoa butter, whole milk powder, cocoa mass, emulsifier (soya lecithins), flavourings), milk protein, hydroysed collagen, caramel flavoured layer 10% (bulking agent (polydextrose), soya oil, milk protein, skimmed milk powder, sweeteners (xylitol, sucralose), hydrolysed collagen, emulsifier (soya lecithins), humectant (glycerol), salt, flavourings), humectant (glycerol), soya crispies (soya protein), roasted peanuts 3.8%, sweeteners (erythritol, sucralose), soluble corn fibre, flavourings, salt, vitamins, vitamin C (ascorbic acid), nicotinamide, vitamins, vitamins C, vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, folic acid, Excessive consumption may produce laxative effects, FULFIL and associated words and designs are trademarks of Bartoni Ltd

Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E322 Lecithins , E422 Glycerol , E955 Sucralose , E965 Maltitol , E967 Xylitol , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

No added sugar milk chocolate with sweetener (30%) (sweetener (maltitol), cocoa butter, whole milk powder, cocoa mass, emulsifier (soya lecithins), flavourings), milk protein, hydroysed collagen, caramel flavoured layer (10%) (bulking agent (polydextrose), soya oil, milk protein, skimmed milk powder, sweeteners (xylitol, sucralose), hydrolysed collagen, emulsifier (soya lecithins), humectant (glycerol), salt, flavourings), humectant (glycerol), soya crispies (soya protein), roasted peanuts (3,8%), sweeteners (erythritol, sucralose), soluble corn fibre, flavourings (peanut), salt, vitamins (vitamin C (ascorbic acid), nicotinamide, vitamins (vitamins C, E, B6, B12, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, folic acid). May contain cereals containing gluten, eggs, nuts and sesame seeds. Excessive consumption may produce laxative effects. FULFIL and associated words and designs are trademarks of Bartoni Ltd

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.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • E965 Maltitol Maltitol is a sugar alcohol made from starch, used as a sweetener in "no added sugar" sweets and chocolate.
  • 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.
  • E968 Erythritol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
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  • Bulking agent Bulking agents are substances which contribute to the volume of a foodstuff without contributing significantly to its available energy value.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

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.
  • 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.
5 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.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
  • 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 426 protein bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 411th. 93% of the protein bars 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 426 protein bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5391532122137, last edited 24 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.