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Is Orgain Kids protein ultra-processed?

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Pack of Orgain Kids protein

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 dairy drinks

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, orgain protein blendtm (grass fed milk protein concentrate whey protein concentrate"), rice dextrin, cane sugar, high oleic sunflower oil, brown rice syrup, inulin, alkalized cocoa powder, natural flavors, sunflower lecithin, tricalcium phosphate disodium phosphate, magnesium phosphate, potassium chloride, ORGAIN VITAMIN and MINERAL BLENDTM (sodium ascorbate, zinc gluconate d-alpha tocopheryl acetate, manganese sulfate, niacinamide beta carotene, potassium iodide, calcium-d-pantothenate, biotin, chromium chloride, copper gluconate, ergocalciferol, sodium molybdate folic acid, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, Dortor avioped Perfect play sand kids, thiamine hydrochloride, sodium selenate, methylcobalamin), sea salt, gellan gum, locust bean gum, orgain fruit, vegetable blend (apple fiber, acai, beet, kale, raspberry spinach, tomato banana, blueberry, carrot), monk fruit extract

Additives: E1400 Dextrin , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E339ii Disodium phosphate , E343 Magnesium phosphates , E343i Monomagnesium phosphate , E410 Locust bean gum , E418 Gellan gum

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E1400 Dextrin.

As written on the pack

FILTERED WATER, ORGAIN ORGANIC PROTEIN BLENDTM (GRASS FED MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE"), RICE DEXTRIN, CANE SUGAR, HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, BROWN RICE SYRUP, INULIN', ALKALIZED COCOA POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORS, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN', TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, ORGAIN VITAMIN & MINERAL BLENDTM (SODIUM ASCORBATE, ZINC GLUCONATE D-ALPHA TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, MANGANESE SULFATE, NIACINAMIDE BETA CAROTENE, POTASSIUM IODIDE, CALCIUM-D-PANTOTHENATE, BIOTIN, CHROMIUM CHLORIDE, COPPER GLUCONATE, ERGOCALCIFEROL, SODIUM MOLYBDATE FOLIC ACID, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, Dortor avioped Perfect play sand kids. THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, SODIUM SELENATE, METHYLCOBALAMIN), SEA SALT, GELLAN GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, ORGAIN ORGANIC FRUIT & VEGETABLE BLEND (APPLE FIBER, ACAI, BEET, KALE, RASPBERRY SPINACH, TOMATO BANANA, BLUEBERRY, CARROT), MONK FRUIT EXTRACT. "ORGANIC CONTAINS: MILK

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.

  • E1400 Dextrin Dextrin is starch partly broken down by heat or acid, used as a thickener, binder and coating.
  • 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.
  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E418 Gellan gum Stabilisers are substances which make it possible to maintain the physico-chemical state of a foodstuff; stabilisers include substances which enable the maintenance of a homogenous dispersion of two or more immiscible substances in a foodstuff, substances which stabilise, retain or intensify an existing colour of a foodstuff and substances which increase the binding capacity of the food, including the formation of cross-links between proteins enabling the binding of food pieces into re-constituted food.
  • 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.
3 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 406 dairy drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 370th. 80% of the dairy drinks 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 406 dairy drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0851770006897, last edited 12 June 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.