Is Nick's Barre proteinée ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 37 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed wafers
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Milk protein (ultra-processing marker), vegetable oil (processing marker) (shea (processing marker), coconut), cocoa butter (processing marker), sweetener (ultra-processing marker) (erythritol (ultra-processing marker)), flour mix (corn, potato), milk powder (processing marker), polydextrose (fibre), cocoa mass, chicory root fiber (ultra-processing marker), cocoa powder, vegetable oil (processing marker) (sunflower vegetable oil), emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (sunflower Lecithine, soy lecithine), salt (processing marker), raising agent (sodium bicarbonate), sweetener (ultra-processing marker) (steviol glycosides (ultra-processing marker)), vitamins, E C, B1, 62, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, B12, natural aroma (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E960 Steviol glycosides , E968 Erythritol
As written on the pack
Milk protein, vegetable oil (shea, coconut), cocoa butter, sweetener: erythritol, flour mix (corn, potato), milk powder, polydextrose (fibre), cocoa mass, chicory root fiber, cocoa powder, vegetable oil (sunflower), emulsifiers (sunflower Lecithine, soy lecithine), salt, raising agent: sodium bicarbonate, sweetener: steviol glycosides, Vitamin E C. B1, 62, B3, B5, B6, B7, B9, B12, natural aroma. May contain traces of nuts and peanuts
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.
- E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
- E968 Erythritol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
- 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.
Among 56 wafers
From least to most processed, this one ranks 49th. 91% of the wafers here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350104401221, last edited 2 April 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.
- NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.