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Is Garden of Life Raw Organic Meal Chocolate Flavor ultra-processed?

1017 g Protein powders Sold in the United States

Pack of Garden of Life Raw Organic Meal Chocolate Flavor

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:

  • 107 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Less processed protein powders

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

raw protein blend pea protein, sprouted brown rice protein, amaranth (sprout), buckwheat (sprout), millet (pearl, sprout), quinoa (sprout), chia seed (sprout), adzuki bean (sprout), flax seed (sprout), garbanzo bean (sprout), lentil (sprout), pumpkin seed (sprout), sesame seed (sprout), sunflower seed (sprout), raw fiber blend (tapioca fiber), chia seed, flax meal flavor blend raw (cacao), chocolate flavors, erythritol, sea salt, stevia extract, vanilla flavor raw fruit, vegetable blend (spinach), baobab (fruit), apple (fruit), beet (root), broccoli (stalk, flower), carrot (root), tomato (fruit), green bell pepper (fruit), brussels sprout, ginger (root), garlic (bulb), onion (bulb), strawberry (fruit), cherry (fruit), parsley, cauliflower (flower, stem), blackberry (fruit), cabbage, blueberry (fruit), raspberry (fruit), kale, cucumber (gourd), celery (stalk), asparagus (flower, stem), raw greens blend (alfalfa grass juice), spirulina, barley grass juice, oat grass juice, wheat grass juice raw probiotic, enzyme blend (lipase), protease, aspergillopepsin, beta-glucanase, cellulase, bromelain, phytase, lactase, papain, peptidase, pectinase, xylanase, hemicellulase (lactobacillus plantarum, lactobacillus bulgaricus), 1‚5 billion cfu

Additives: E1101 Protease , E1104 Lipase , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

raw organic protein blend organic pea protein, organic sprouted brown rice protein, organic amaranth (sprout), organic buckwheat (sprout), organic millet (pearl ,sprout), organic quinoa (sprout), organic chia seed (sprout), organic adzuki bean (sprout), organic flax seed (sprout), organic garbanzo bean (sprout), organic lentil (sprout), organic pumpkin seed (sprout), organic sesame seed (sprout), organic sunflower seed (sprout) raw organic fiber blend: organic tapioca fiber, organic chia seed, organic flax meal organic flavor blend raw: organic cacao, organic chocolate flavors, organic erythritol, sea salt, organic stevia extract (leaf), organic vanilla flavor raw organic fruit , vegetable blend: organic spinach (leaf), organic baobab (fruit), organic apple (fruit), organic beet (root), organic broccoli (stalk , flower), organic carrot (root), organic tomato (fruit), organic green bell pepper (fruit), organic brussels sprout (leaf), organic ginger (root), organic garlic (bulb), organic onion (bulb), organic strawberry (fruit), organic cherry (fruit), organic parsley (leaf), organic cauliflower (flower , stem), organic blackberry (fruit), organic cabbage (leaf), organic blueberry (fruit), organic raspberry (fruit), organic kale (leaf), organic cucumber (gourd), organic celery (stalk), organic asparagus (flower , stem) raw organic greens blend: organic alfalfa grass juice, organic spirulina, organic barley grass juice, organic oat grass juice, organic wheat grass juice raw probiotic , enzyme blend: lipase, protease, aspergillopepsin, beta-glucanase, cellulase, bromelain, phytase, lactase, papain, peptidase, pectinase, xylanase, hemicellulase, [lactobacillus plantarum, lactobacillus bulgaricus] 1,5 billion cfu

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.

  • E1104 Lipase A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • 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.
  • 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 150 protein powders

From least to most processed, this one ranks 39th. 95% of the protein powders 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 150 protein powders, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0658010115933, 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.