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Is Kodiak Cakes Protein-Packed Power Waffles Blueberry ultra-processed?

304 g Waffles Sold in the United States

Pack of Kodiak Cakes Protein-Packed Power Waffles Blueberry

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed waffles

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, wheat flour 100%, canola and sunflower and soybean oil, oat flour 100%, cane sugar, blueberries, whey protein, wheat protein isolate, sunflower, soy, canola lecithin, whey protein isolate, buttermilk, egg whites, wheat gluten, natural flavors, sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, sea salt, guar gum

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E412 Guar gum , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E322 Lecithins.

As written on the pack

Water, 100% whole grain wheat flour, canola and/or sunflower and/or soybean oil, 100% whole grain oat flour, cane sugar, whole blueberries, whey protein concentrate, wheat protein isolate, sunflower and/or soy and/or canola lecithin, whey protein isolate, buttermilk, egg whites, wheat gluten, natural flavors, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate and baking soda), sea salt, guar 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.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
  • 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 38 waffles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 95% of the waffles 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 38 waffles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0705599012150, last edited 9 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.