Is Huel Daily Greens ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 93 ingredients
- 4 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Antioxidant Greens, Fruit, Botanical Blend (Spirulina, Broccoli, Broccoli Sprout, Carrot, Spinach, Kale, Tomato, Quinoa, Lemon Peel, Cinnamon Bark, Ginger Root, Sweet Fennel Fruit, Nettle Root, Strawberry, Blueberry, Raspberry, Tart Cherry, Elderberry, Cranberry, Apple, Artichoke, Basil Leaf, Burdock Root, Dandelion Root, Echinacea Root, Green Tea Leaf, Hawthorn Flowering top, Red Grape Vine Leaf, Small Plantain Leaf, Calciferous Marine Algae (Aquamin™ F), Chlorella, Acerola Fruit Extract, Bilberry Fruit, Black Garlic, Green Coffee Bean Extract, Hibiscus Flower, Lemongrass, Mate), Tapioca Starch (processing marker), Potassium Citrate, Natural Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Ascorbic Acid, Pea Fibre (ultra-processing marker), Potassium Phosphate, Pea Protein, Calcium Carbonate, Thickener (ultra-processing marker) (Guar Gum (ultra-processing marker)), Chia Seeds, Coconut Nectar, Mushroom, Adaptogen Blend (Cordyceps Sinensis, Siberian Ginseng Root, Lemon Balm, Marshmallow Root, Rhodiola Root Extract, Ashwagandha Root, Maitake Mushroom, Shiitake Mushroom, Maca Tuber, Reishi Mushroom, Red Ginseng Root, White Ginseng Root, Lion's Mane), Faba Bean Protein, Phylloquinone, Magnesium Oxide, Dicalcium Phosphate, Iron Phosphate, Sweetener (ultra-processing marker) (Stevia Leaf Extract (ultra-processing marker)), Calcium Lactate Gluconate, Cholecalciferol, Niacinamide, Menaquinone-7, Ergocalciferol, Gluten-Free Oats, Flaxseed, Inulin (ultra-processing marker), Calcium D-Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Probiotics (Bacillus Coagulans MTCC 5856, Bifidobacterium Bifidum 100B), D-alpha Tocopherol Acetate, L-Methylfolate Calcium, Cyanocobalamin, Magnesium Phosphate
Additives: E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate , E412 Guar gum , E960 Steviol glycosides
As written on the pack
Antioxidant Greens, Fruit and Botanical Blend (Organic Spirulina, Broccoli, Broccoli Sprout, Carrot, Spinach, Kale, Tomato, Organic Sprouted Quinoa, Organic Lemon Peel, Organic Cinnamon Bark, Organic Ginger Root, Organic Sweet Fennel Fruit, Organic Nettle Root, Strawberry, Blueberry, Raspberry, Tart Cherry, Elderberry, Cranberry, Apple, Organic Artichoke Leaf, Organic Basil Leaf, Organic Burdock Root, Organic Dandelion Root, Organic Echinacea Root, Organic Green Tea Leaf Extract, Organic Hawthorn Flowering top, Organic Red Grape Vine Leaf, Organic Small Plantain Leaf, Organic Calciferous Marine Algae (Aquamin™ F), Organic Chlorella, Organic Acerola Fruit Extract, Organic Bilberry Fruit, Organic Black Garlic, Organic Green Coffee Bean Extract, Organic Hibiscus Flower Extract, Organic Lemongrass Leaf Extract, Organic Mate Leaf Extract), Tapioca Starch, Potassium Citrate, Natural Flavourings, Ascorbic Acid, Organic Pea Fibre, Potassium Phosphate, Pea Protein, Calcium Carbonate, Thickener: Guar Gum, Organic Chia Seeds, Organic Coconut Nectar, Mushroom and Adaptogen Blend (Cordyceps Sinensis, Organic Siberian Ginseng Root, Organic Lemon Balm Leaf, Organic Marshmallow Root, Rhodiola Root Extract, Ashwagandha Root, Maitake Mushroom, Shiitake Mushroom, Organic Maca Tuber, Reishi Mushroom, Organic Red Ginseng Root, Organic White Ginseng Root, Lion's Mane), Faba Bean Protein, Phylloquinone, Magnesium Oxide, Dicalcium Phosphate, Iron Phosphate, Sweetener: Organic Stevia Leaf Extract, Calcium Lactate Gluconate, Cholecalciferol, Niacinamide, Menaquinone-7, Ergocalciferol, Gluten-Free Oats, Flaxseed, Inulin, Calcium D-Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Probiotics (Bacillus Coagulans MTCC 5856, Bifidobacterium Bifidum 100B), D-alpha Tocopherol Acetate, L-Methylfolate Calcium, Cyanocobalamin, Magnesium Phosphate. Allergy advice: For allergens see ingredients in bold. May contain mustard.
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.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
- Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
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.
- 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.
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.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Among 856 bodybuilding supplements
From least to most processed, this one ranks 493rd. 92% of the bodybuilding supplements here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060925292022, 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.
- 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.