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Is Nick's Hazelnut Protein Wafer ultra-processed?

40g Wafers Sold in the United Kingdom, Sweden and Poland

Pack of Nick's Hazelnut Protein Wafer

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:

  • 46 ingredients
  • 8 additives

Less processed wafers

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

Milk protein, milk powder, vegetable oil (shea, coconut, illipe, rapeseed), cocoa butter, flour mix, sweetener (erythritol), polydextrose (fibre), cocoa mass, collagen peptides, inulin (chicory root), emulsifiers (sunflower lecithin, soy lecithin), soy fiber, oat fiber, vegetable oil (sunflower vegetable oil), salt, hazelnuts, stabilizers, xanthan gum, guar gum, baking powder (bicarbonate), sweeteners (steviol glycosides, sucralose), vitamins, vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B7, 89, B12, natural flavouring

Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E955 Sucralose , E960 Steviol glycosides , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

Milk protein, milk powder, vegetable oil (shea, coconut, illipe, rapeseed), cocoa butter, flour mix (com, potato, rice), sweetener (erythritol), polydextrose (fibre), cocoa mass, collagen peptides, inulin (chicory root), emulsifiers (sunflower lecithin. soy lecithin), soy fiber, gluten free oat fiber, vegetable oil (sunflower), salt, hazelnuts, stabilizers (xanthan gum, guar gum, baking powder (bicarbonate), sweeteners (steviol glycosides, sucralose), Vitamins E, C, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, 89, B12, natural flavouring. May contain traces of 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.

  • 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.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • 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.
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  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 56 wafers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 56th. 91% of the wafers 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 56 wafers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350104402402, last edited 10 May 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.