Is Muscletech Nitro Tech Whey gold ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 23 ingredients
- 7 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Premium Protein Blend (Whey Peptides, Whey Protein Isolate (ultra-processing marker), Whey Protein Isolate (ultra-processing marker) 97%), Whey Protein (ultra-processing marker), Natural and Artificial Flavor (ultra-processing marker), Soy Lecithin (ultra-processing marker), Gum Blend (Cellulose Gum (ultra-processing marker), Xanthan Gum (ultra-processing marker), Carrageenan (ultra-processing marker), Dextrose (ultra-processing marker)), Salt (processing marker), Silicon Dioxide, Sucralose (ultra-processing marker), Acesulfame-Potassium (ultra-processing marker), Ingredients, Processed in a facility that also processes peanut, tree nut, egg, fish, crustacean, shellfish oil and wheat products
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E407 Carrageenan , E415 Xanthan gum , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose
As written on the pack
Premium Protein Blend (Whey Peptides, Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Isolate 97%), Whey Protein Concentrate, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Gum Blend (Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum, Carrageenan, Dextrose), Salt, Silicon Dioxide, Sucralose, Acesulfame-Potassium. Contains milk and soy Ingredients. Processed in a facility that also processes peanut, tree nut, egg, fish/crustacean/shellfish oil and wheat products.
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.
- E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
- E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
- E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
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- 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.
- Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Among 149 protein powders
From least to most processed, this one ranks 146th. 95% of the protein powders here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0631656710519, last edited 21 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.