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Is Musashi Energy ultra-processed?

500mL Dietary supplements Sold in Australia and New Zealand

Pack of Musashi Energy

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 8 additives

Less processed dietary supplements

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

Carbonated Water, Citrulline Malate, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate), Beta-Alanine, Flavours, Branched Chain Amino Acids (L-Leucine, L-Isoleucine, L-Valine), Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Sweetener (Sucralose), N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine, Caffeine, Preservative (Sodium Benzoate), vitamins, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B12

Additives: Amino acids , E211 Sodium benzoate , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E641 Leucine , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Carbonated Water, Citrulline Malate, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate), Beta-Alanine, Flavours, Branched Chain Amino Acids (L-Leucine, L-Isoleucine, L-Valine), Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Sweetener (Sucralose), N-Acetyl-L-Tyrosine, Caffeine, Preservative (Sodium Benzoate), Vitamins (B3, B6, B12)

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.
  • E641 Leucine A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,145 dietary supplements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 775th. 90% of the dietary supplements 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 1,145 dietary supplements, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9400581051339, last edited 11 March 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.