Is Nutrilett Rich Chocolate Flavored Shake ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Flavouring
- Sweetener
- Vegetable fiber
- E452 Polyphosphates
- E460 Cellulose
- E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose
- and 1 more
- 46 ingredients
- 11 additives
Less processed meal replacements
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Skummjölk, vatten, socker (processing marker), fettreducerat kakaopulver 2%, solrosolja (processing marker), mjölkproteinkoncentrat, cikoriarotfiber (ultra-processing marker) (inulin), arom (ultra-processing marker) (a), laktasenzym, mineraler (järnlaktat, zinksulfat, kopparsulfat, mangansulfat, kaliumjodid (processing marker), natriumselenit, natriumfosfat, natriumpolyfosfat (ultra-processing marker)), vitaminer (vitaminer, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin C, tiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitaminer, vitamin B6, folsyra, vitamin B12, biotin, pantotensyra, vitamin K), surhetsreglerande medel (kaliumcitrat, magnesiumhydroxid, citronsyra), stabiliseringsmedel (mikrokristallin cellulosa (ultra-processing marker), natriumkarboximetylcellulosa (ultra-processing marker)), sötningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (acesulfam K (ultra-processing marker), natriumsackarin)
Additives: E330 Citric acid , E332 Potassium citrates , E332ii Tripotassium citrate , E452 Polyphosphates , E452i Sodium polyphosphate , E460 Cellulose , E460i Microcrystalline cellulose , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E528 Magnesium hydroxide , E585 Ferrous lactate , E950 Acesulfame k
As written on the pack
Skummjölk, vatten, socker, fettreducerat kakaopulver (2 %), solrosolja, mjölkproteinkoncentrat, cikoriarotfiber (inulin), arom(a), laktasenzym, mineraler (järnlaktat, zinksulfat, kopparsulfat, mangansulfat, kaliumjodid, natriumselenit, natriumfosfat, natriumpolyfosfat), vitaminer (vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin C, tiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, folsyra, vitamin B12, biotin, pantotensyra, vitamin K), surhetsreglerande medel (kaliumcitrat, magnesiumhydroxid, citronsyra), stabiliseringsmedel (mikrokristallin cellulosa, natriumkarboximetylcellulosa), sötningsmedel (acesulfam K, natriumsackarin),
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.
- E452 Polyphosphates 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.
- E460 Cellulose A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
4 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.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 56 meal replacements
From least to most processed, this one ranks 41st. 96% of the meal replacements here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7070866029869, 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.