Is Huel Cookies & Cream ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 48 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed dairy substitutes
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, Pea Protein, Faba Bean Protein, Tapioca Starch (processing marker), Cold, Rapeseed Oil, Coconut Milk, Flaxseed, Coconut Sugar (processing marker), Natural Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Soluble Vegetable Fibre (Chicory, Corn), Micronutrient Blend (Minerals (Potassium, Chloride, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, 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), Cocoa Powder 0.5%, Medium, Chain Triglyceride Powder (from Coconut), Green Tea Extract, Enzymatically Produced Steviol Glycosides, Steviol Glycosides from Stevia, Gellan Gum (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E418 Gellan gum , E960a Steviol glycosides from Stevia , E960c Enzymatically produced steviol glycosides
As written on the pack
Water, Pea Protein, Faba Bean Protein, Tapioca Starch, Cold - Pressed Rapeseed Oil, Coconut Milk Powder, Ground Flaxseed, Coconut Sugar, Natural Flavourings, Soluble Vegetable Fibre (Chicory, Corn), Micronutrient Blend (Minerals (Potassium, Chloride, Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Copper, Zinc, iodine, Chromium), Vitamins (C, K, E, A, Niacin, D, B12, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, B6, B2, B1, Folate), Choline), Flaxseed Oil Powder, Cocoa Powder (0.5%), Medium - Chain Triglyceride Powder (from Coconut), Green Tea Extract, Sweetener: Enzymatically Produced Steviol Glycosides; 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.
- 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.
3 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.
- 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 969 dairy substitutes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 528th. 76% of the dairy substitutes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060925293647, last edited 30 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.
- 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.