Is M&S Food Raspberry & Vanilla Flavour Milk Chocolate Protein Bar ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 18 ingredients
- 1 additive
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Milk Chocolate with Sweetener (ultra-processing marker) 22% (Sweetener, Maltitol Cocoa Butter Dried Whole Milk Cocoa Mass nut Emulsifier, Lecithin Natural Vanilla Flavouring), Calcium allergy Caseinate, Humectant (ultra-processing marker) (Glycerol Hydrolysed Beef not Suitable 4 4, Collagen Polydextrose Concentrated Whey Protein, Whey Protein Isolate (ultra-processing marker), White Chocolate with Sweetener, Sweetener (ultra-processing marker), Maltitol Cocoa Butter Dried Whole Milk Emulsifier), Lecithin Natural Vanilla Flavouring) Casein, Sunflower Oil Natural Flavourings Maltodextrin Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid Dried Raspberry Purée 0.30000000000000004%, Concentrated Sweet Potato Potato Starch Concentrated Carrot, Sweetener (ultra-processing marker)), Sucralose (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E955 Sucralose
As written on the pack
Milk Chocolate with Sweetener (22%) (Sweetener. Maltitol Cocoa Butter Dried Whole Milk Cocoa Mass nut Emulsifier. Lecithin Natural Vanilla Flavouring) Calcium allergy Caseinate (Milk) Humectant: Glycerol Hydrolysed Beef not Suitable 4 4 • Collagen Polydextrose Concentrated Whey Protein (Milk). Whey Protein Isolate (Milk) White Chocolate with Sweetener (Sweetener. Maltitol Cocoa Butter Dried Whole Milk Emulsifier: Lecithin Natural Vanilla Flavouring) Casein (Milk) Sunflower Oil Natural Flavourings Maltodextrin Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid Dried Raspberry Purée (0.3%) • Concentrated Sweet Potato Potato Starch Concentrated Carrot. Sweetener: Sucralose.
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.
- E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
- Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
- Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
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.
Among 426 protein bars
From least to most processed, this one ranks 138th. 93% of the protein bars here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29390274, last edited 10 June 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.