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Is ON Protein shake ultra-processed?

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Pack of ON Protein shake

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 2 additives

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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

Filtered water, grass fed milk protein concentrate, cocoa powder, agave, natural flavors, high oleic sunflower oil, vegetable glycerin, cellulose, rice extract, sodium phosphate, magnesium phosphate, potassium citrate, potassium chloride

Additives: E422 Glycerol , E460 Cellulose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E422 Glycerol.

As written on the pack

Filtered water, grass fed milk protein concentrate, cocoa powder, organic agave, natural flavors, organic high oleic sunflower oil, vegetable glycerin, cellulose, rice extract, sodium phosphate, magnesium phosphate, potassium citrate, potassium chloride

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.

  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 854 bodybuilding supplements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 227th. 92% of the bodybuilding supplements 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 854 bodybuilding supplements, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0851770006064, last edited 5 July 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.