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Is MET-Rx Mint Super Cookie Crunch ultra-processed?

Meal replacements Sold in the United States

Pack of MET-Rx Mint Super Cookie Crunch

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:

  • 62 ingredients
  • 4 additives

Less processed meal replacements

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

METAMYOSYNⓇ Blend (Soy Protein Crisp (Soy Protein Isolate, Cocoa, Tapioca Starch), Milk Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Isolate, Soy), Protein Isolate, Egg White, L-Glutamine, Corn Syrup, Sugar, Glycerine, Cocoa, Fractionated Palm Kernel, Palm Oil, Water, Fructooligo, saccharides, Canola Oil, Chocolate, Cocoa, Natural Flavors, Fructose, Whey 13%, Maltodextrin, Nonfat Milk, Milk, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Peanut Flour, Milkfat, Xanthan Gum 30%, Yogurt Powder (Whey Protein, Cultured Nonfat 1% Milk), Ground Almonds, Salt, Tocopherols 12% Added To Protect Flavor, VITAMIN and MINERAL BLEND 17% (Potassium 14% Phosphate), Calcium Phosphate, Ascorbic Acid, Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate, Niacinamide, Zinc 44% Oxide, Copper Gluconate, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Potassium lodide, Vitamin B12 (almond), ingredients, Made in a facility that also processes 10% other tree nuts 30%, wheat 25%, sesame 35%

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E415 Xanthan gum , E422 Glycerol

As written on the pack

METAMYOSYNⓇ Blend (Soy Protein Crisp [Soy Protein Isolate, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Tapioca Starch], Milk Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Isolate, Soy 100g) Protein Isolate, Egg White, L-Glutamine), Corn Syrup, Sugar, Glycerine, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Fractionated Palm Kernel And Palm Oil, Water, Fructooligo - saccharides, Canola Oil, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa, Natural Flavors, Fructose, 13% Whey, Maltodextrin, Nonfat Milk, Milk, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Peanut Flour, Milkfat, 30% Xanthan Gum, Yogurt Powder (Cultured Whey Protein Concentrate, Cultured Nonfat 1% Milk), Ground Almonds, Salt, Tocopherols 12% Added To Protect Flavor. 17% VITAMIN AND MINERAL BLEND: Potassium 14% Phosphate, Calcium Phosphate, Ascorbic Acid, Alpha-Tocopherol Acetate, Niacinamide, Zinc 44% Oxide, Copper Gluconate, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Potassium lodide, Vitamin B12. 60% Contains milk, egg, soy, peanut and tree nut (almond) ingredients. 0% 20% 30% Made in a facility that also processes 10% other tree nuts, wheat and sesame 35% 15% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25%

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.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • 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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
  • Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.
  • Cocoa An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
4 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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 56 meal replacements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 51st. 96% of the meal replacements 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.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0786560000215, last edited 10 September 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.