Is Holland & Barrett Salt and Apple Cider Vinegar Protein Mix ultra-processed?

210g Legume seeds Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Yellow Peas 46%, Fava Beans 46%, Spirit Vinegar, Acid (Citric Acid), Dextrose (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Cider Vinegar

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Roasted Yellow Peas (46%), Roasted Fava Beans (46%), Spirit Vinegar, Acid: Citric Acid, Dextrose, Salt, Cider Vinegar Powder

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

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.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 372nd. 33% of the legume seeds 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059604645761, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.