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Is Jocko Milk Protein Shake ultra-processed?

Protein shakes Sold in the United States

Pack of Jocko Milk Protein Shake

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Less processed protein shakes

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

water, protein blend (milk protein concentrate, calcium caseinate), monk fruit extract gel, sunflower lecithin, sodium phosphate, gellan gum, potas 13% (includes 0 g added sugars), protein vitamin d calcium iron potassium 30 g 0 mcg 60% %0 60% 730 mg 2 mg 10% 470 mg 10% the % daily value (dv), tells you how much a nutrient of a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2‚000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice crv distributed fuel lug

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E418 Gellan gum

As written on the pack

water, protein blend (milk protein concentrate, calcium caseinate), monk fruit extract gel, sunflower lecithin, sodium phosphate, gellan gum, potas 5% 13% 2% 4% (includes 0 g added sugars) 0% protein vitamin d calcium iron potassium 30 g 0 mcg 60% %0 60% 730 mg 2 mg 10% 470 mg 10% the % daily value (dv) tells you how much a nutrient of a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice crv distributed fuel lug

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.

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.

  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 157 protein shakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 43rd. 97% of the protein shakes 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 157 protein shakes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0810076290928, 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.