Is Huel Black Chocolate Ready To Drink ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 46 ingredients
- 4 additives
Less processed meal replacements
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, Pea Protein, Faba Bean Protein, Tapioca Starch (processing marker), Rapeseed Oil, Coconut Milk, Cocoa Powder 1.2%, Flaxseed, Natural Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Coconut Sugar (processing marker), Micronutrient Blend (Minerals (Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Copper, Zinc, iodine, Chromium), vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin E, vitamin A, Niacin, vitamin D, vitamin B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, Folate, Choline), Flaxseed Oil (processing marker), Soluble Vegetable Fibre (Chicory, Corn), Hemp Seed Protein, Medium Chain Triglyceride Powder (from Coconut), Sunflower Lecithin (ultra-processing marker), Sea Salt (processing marker), Green Tea Extract, Steviol Glycosides from Stevia, Gellan Gum (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E418 Gellan gum , E960a Steviol glycosides from Stevia
As written on the pack
Water, Pea Protein, Faba Bean Protein, Tapioca Starch, Rapeseed Oil, Coconut Milk Powder, Cocoa Powder (1.2%), Ground Flaxseed, Natural Flavourings, Coconut Sugar, Micronutrient Blend (Minerals (Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Copper, Zinc, iodine, Chromium), Vitamins (C, K, E, A, Niacin, D, B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, B6, B2, B1, Folate), Choline), Flaxseed Oil Powder, Soluble Vegetable Fibre (Chicory, Corn), Hemp Seed Protein, Medium Chain Triglyceride Powder (from Coconut), Emulsifier: Sunflower Lecithin, Sea Salt, Green Tea Extract, Sweeteners: Steviol Glycosides from Stevia, Thickener: Gellan Gum.
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.
- E418 Gellan gum Stabilisers are substances which make it possible to maintain the physico-chemical state of a foodstuff; stabilisers include substances which enable the maintenance of a homogenous dispersion of two or more immiscible substances in a foodstuff, substances which stabilise, retain or intensify an existing colour of a foodstuff and substances which increase the binding capacity of the food, including the formation of cross-links between proteins enabling the binding of food pieces into re-constituted food.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 56 meal replacements
From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 96% of the meal replacements here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060925290752, last edited 2 October 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.