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Is Myprotein Layered Bar Cookie Crumble ultra-processed?

60g Pastries Sold in the United Kingdom and Germany

Pack of Myprotein Layered Bar Cookie Crumble

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:

  • 55 ingredients
  • 10 additives

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Protein Blend 24% (Milk Protein Concentrate, Whey Protein, Whey Protein Concentrat, Soya Protein Isolate), Maltitol, Glycerol, Chicory Root Fibre, White Coating 10% (Maltitol, Palm Fat, Sweet Whey, Skimmed Milk Powder, Sunflower Lecithin), Low Sugar Caramel 8% (Oligofructose, Glycerol, Vegetable Oils (Palm Kernel, Palm), Butter, Water, Carob Germ Flour, mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Rapeseed Lecithin, Sorbitan Tristearate), Caramelised Sugar, Pectin, Salt) Hydrolysed Beef Gelatin, Cocoa Soya Protein Crispies 4.5% (Soya Protein Isolate, Cocoa Powder, Tapioca Starch), Rapeseed Calcium Caseinate, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Natural Flavouring, Soya Protein Crispies 0.5% (Soya Protein Isolate Tapioca Starch, Calcium Carbonate, Salt), Soya Lecithin, Flavouring, Caramelised Sugar, allergen information, TWO LAYERS OF PROTEIN WITH A LOW SUGAR CARAMEL LAYER and SOYA PROTEIN CRISPIES, enrobed in a white coating topped with cocoa soya crispies, cookies, cream flavour, with sugars, sweetener, away from direct sunlight, This product is intended to be used alongside a varied and balanced diet and a healthy mestyle, oy protein anyanyas and when required, IMPORTAN Suit WARNING (Excessive con)

Additives: E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E422 Glycerol , E428 Gelatine , E440 Pectins , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E492 Sorbitan tristearate , E965 Maltitol

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E428 Gelatine.

As written on the pack

Protein Blend (24%) (Milk Protein Concentrate, Hydrolysed Whey Protein (Milk), Whey Protein Concentrat (Milk), Soya Protein Isolate), Sweetener (Maltitol), Humectant (Glycerol), Chicory Root Fibre, White Coating (10%) (Sweetener (Maltitol), Palm Fat, Sweet Whey Powder (Milk), Skimmed Milk Powder, Emulsifier (Sunflower Lecithin)), Low Sugar Caramel (8%) (Oligofructose, Humectant (Glycerol), Vegetable Oils (Palm Kernel, Palm), Butter (Milk), Water, Carob Germ Flour, Emulsifier Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Rapeseed Lecithin, Sorbitan Tristearate), Caramelised Sugar, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Salt) Hydrolysed Beef Gelatin, Cocoa Soya Protein Crispies (4.5%) (Soya Protein Isolate, Cocoa Powder, Tapioca Starch), Rapeseed Calcium Caseinate (Milk), Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Natural Flavouring, Soya Protein Crispies (0.5%) (Soya Protein Isolate Tapioca Starch, Stabiliser (Calcium Carbonate), Salt), Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Flavouring, Caramelised Sugar. ALLERGEN INFORMATION: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. May also contain peanuts, nuts and gluten. TWO LAYERS OF PROTEIN WITH A LOW SUGAR CARAMEL LAYER AND SOYA PROTEIN CRISPIES, ENROBED IN A WHITE COATING TOPPED WITH COCOA SOYA CRISPIES. COOKIES AND CREAM FLAVOUR, WITH SUGARS AND SWEETENER. away from direct sunlight. This product is intended to be used alongside a varied and balanced diet and a healthy mestyle. oy protein anyanyas and when required. IMPORTAN Suit WARNING: Excessive con

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.

  • E170 Calcium carbonates Calcium carbonate is chalk.
  • 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.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
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  • E492 Sorbitan tristearate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E965 Maltitol Maltitol is a sugar alcohol made from starch, used as a sweetener in "no added sugar" sweets and chocolate.
  • 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.

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.
  • 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.
  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
  • Whey protein Whey protein is concentrated from whey, the liquid left over from cheese making.
7 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.

  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 205 pastries

From least to most processed, this one ranks 186th. 87% of the pastries 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 5059883177526, last edited 7 September 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.