Is Kirkland Signature ProCare ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 62 ingredients
- 12 additives
Less processed infant formulas
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
nonfat milk, lactose (ultra-processing marker), high oleic (safflower, sunflower), OIL, soy oil (processing marker), whey protein (ultra-processing marker), coconut oil (processing marker), less than 1%, schizochytrium sp, oils, mortierella alpina oil, 2'-fucosyllactose (2'-fl), lacto-n-neotetraose (LNnT), beta-carotene (ultra-processing marker), lutein (ultra-processing marker), potassium bicarbonate, calcium carbonate, ascorbic acid, soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), monoglycerides, calcium chloride, calcium hydroxide, magnesium chloride, ferrous sulfate, choline bitartrate, ascorbyl palmitate, sodium citrate, taurine, inositol, zinc sulfate, mixed tocopherol, vitamin e (dl-ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE), niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, l-carnitine, vitamin a palmitate, cupric sulfate, thiamine hydrochloride, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, folic acid, manganese sulfate, vitamin k (phytonadione), biotin, sodium selenite, vitamins, vitamin D3, cyanocobalamin, potassium phosphate, potassium iodide (processing marker), potassium hydroxide, nucleotides (adenosine-5'-monophosphate, cytidine-5'-monophosphate, disodium guanosine-5'-monophosphate, disodium uridine-5'-monophosphate)
Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E161b Lutein , E304 Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid , E304i Ascorbyl palmitate , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E331 Sodium citrates , E340 Potassium phosphates , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501ii Potassium hydrogen carbonate , potassium iodide
As written on the pack
NONFAT MILK, LACTOSE, HIGH OLEIC (SAFFLOWER OR SUNFLOWER) OIL, SOY OIL, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, COCONUT OIL, LESS THAN 1%:, SCHIZOCHYTRIUM SP. OILS, MORTIERELLA ALPINA OIL, 2'-FUCOSYLLACTOSE (2'-FL)', LACTO-N-NEOTETRAOSE (LNnT), BETA-CAROTENE, LUTEIN, POTASSIUM BICARBONATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, ASCORBIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN, MONOGLYCERIDES, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CALCIUM HYDROXIDE, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, FERROUS SULFATE, CHOLINE BITARTRATE, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, SODIUM CITRATE, TAURINE, INOSITOL, ZINC SULFATE, MIXED TOCOPHEROL CONCENTRATE, VITAMIN E (dl-ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE), NIACINAMIDE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, L-CARNITINE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, CUPRIC SULFATE, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, FOLIC ACID, MANGANESE SULFATE, VITAMIN K, (PHYTONADIONE), BIOTIN, SODIUM SELENITE, VITAMIN D3, CYANOCOBALAMIN, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, NUCLEOTIDES (ADENOSINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHATE,, CYTIDINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHATE,, DISODIUM GUANOSINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHATE,, DISODIUM URIDINE-5'-MONOPHOSPHATE)
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.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E161b Lutein Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of 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.
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.
- Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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.
- Baby milks Products in the category "Baby milks" are at least group 3.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 14 infant formulas
From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 86% of the infant formulas here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0096619013135, last edited 25 August 2025), 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.