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Is Myprotein Layrered ultra-processed?

60g Protein bars Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Myprotein Layrered

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:

  • 64 ingredients
  • 13 additives

Less processed protein bars

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

TWO LATE ALOW SUGAR CARAMEL LATER and SUTAY WHITE DATING TOPPED WITH SUGAR STRANDS, birthday cake flavour, with sugars, sweetener, ents (Protein Blend 23%, Milk Protein Concentrate), Whey Protein, Whey Protein, Soya Pro O Sweetener (Maltitol), Glycerol, White Coating 10% (Maltitol, Palm Fat, Sweet Whey, Skimm owder, Sunflower Lecithin), Chicory Root Fibre, Low Sugar Caramel 8% (Oligofructose, Glycerol, Vegetable O fra Kernel, Palm), Butter, Water, Carob Germ Flour, mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Rapeseed Lecithin, Sorbita Stearate, Caramelised Sugar, Pectin, Salt, Beef Gelatin, Soya Protein Crispies 5% (Soya Protein Isolate, Tapie arch, Calcium Carbonate, Salt), Rapeseed Oil, Calcium Caseinate, Sugar Strands 2%, Sugar, Wheat Starch, Modified Stay ater, Gum Arabic, Glucose Syrup, Concentrates (Spirulina, Apple, Radish, Lemon, Blackcurrant, Safflower), Caroten Sucrose Syrup, Citric Acid, Natural Flavouring, Flavouring, Carmine, Lutein, Soya Lecithin, allergen information, including cereals containing gluten, Quee S

Additives: E120 Cochineal , E161b Lutein , E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E414 Acacia gum , E422 Glycerol , E428 Gelatine , E440 Pectins , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E965 Maltitol

As written on the pack

TWO LATE ALOW SUGAR CARAMEL LATER AND SUTAY WHITE DATING TOPPED WITH SUGAR STRANDS. BIRTHDAY CAKE FLAVOUR, WITH SUGARS AND SWEETENER. ENTS: Protein Blend (23%) (Milk Protein Concentrate, Hydrolysed Whey Protein (Milk), Whey Protein Concentrate (Milk), Soya Pro O Sweetener (Maltitol), Humectant (Glycerol), White Coating (10%) (Sweetener (Maltitol), Palm Fat, Sweet Whey Powder (Milk), Skimm owder, Emulsifier (Sunflower Lecithin)), Chicory Root Fibre, Low Sugar Caramel (8%) (Oligofructose, Humectant (Glycerol), Vegetable O fra Kernel, Palm), Butter (Milk), Water, Carob Germ Flour, Emulsifiers (Mono-and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Rapeseed Lecithin, Sorbita Stearate), Caramelised Sugar, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Salt), Hydrolysed Beef Gelatin, Soya Protein Crispies (5%) (Soya Protein Isolate, Tapie arch, Stabiliser (Calcium Carbonate), Salt), Rapeseed Oil, Calcium Caseinate (Milk), Sugar Strands (2%) (Sugar, Wheat Starch, Modified Stay ater, Stabiliser (Gum Arabic), Glucose Syrup, Concentrates (Spirulina, Apple, Radish, Lemon, Blackcurrant, Safflower), Colour (Caroten Sucrose Syrup, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)), Natural Flavouring, Flavouring, Colours (Carmine, Lutein), Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin). ALLERGEN INFORMATION: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May also contain peanuts and nuts. Quee S

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.

  • E120 Cochineal Carmine is a red colour made from cochineal insects.
  • E161b Lutein Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of 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.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
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  • 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.
  • 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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup 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.
  • 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.
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  • Beef gelatin An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
5 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.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 426 protein bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 424th. 93% of the protein bars 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 426 protein bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059883177502, 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.