Is Orgain Plant Protein Shake (Creamy Chocolate) ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 54 ingredients
- 1 additive
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
filtered water pea protein concentrate natural flavors, alkalized cocoa high oleic sunflower oil, sunflower lecithin sodium phosphate, potassium citrate, monk fruit extract stevia extract, gellan gum (ultra-processing marker), orgain 50 superfoods blend (millet, amaranth, apple pulp, kale, quinoa buckwheat, cinnamon, chia, sprouts blend (quinoa sprout, amaranth sprout millet sprout, garbanzo bean sprout, alfalfa sprout, pumpkin seed sprout, flax sprout, buckwheat sprout lentil sprout, adzuki sprout broccoli sprout, sunflower seed sprout), orgain super veggies, super berries, SUPER GRASSES and SUPERFOODS BLEND (ACA, wheatgrass, barley grass, oat grass, pineapple, turmeric, banana cranberry, mango, beet, broccoli, carrot, spinach, tomato, strawberry, tart cherry, green bell pepper blackberry, brussels sprout ginger, garlic, onion, wild blueberry, parsley raspberry, cauliflower, cabbage, asparagus, celery, cucumber)), sea salt (processing marker)
Additives: E418 Gellan gum
As written on the pack
FILTERED WATER PEA PROTEIN CONCENTRATE NATURAL FLAVORS, ALKALIZED COCOA HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN SODIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM CITRATE, MONK FRUIT EXTRACT STEVIA EXTRACT, GELLAN GUM, ORGAIN ORGANIC 50 SUPERFOODS BLEND [MILLET, AMARANTH, APPLE PULP, KALE, QUINOA BUCKWHEAT, CINNAMON, CHIA, ORGANIC SPROUTS BLEND (QUINOA SPROUT, AMARANTH SPROUT MILLET SPROUT, GARBANZO BEAN SPROUT, ALFALFA SPROUT, PUMPKIN SEED SPROUT, FLAX SPROUT, BUCKWHEAT SPROUT LENTIL SPROUT, ADZUKI SPROUT BROCCOLI SPROUT, SUNFLOWER SEED SPROUT), ORGAIN ORGANIC SUPER VEGGIES, SUPER BERRIES. SUPER GRASSES AND SUPERFOODS BLEND (ACA, WHEATGRASS, BARLEY GRASS, OAT GRASS. PINEAPPLE, TURMERIC, BANANA CRANBERRY, MANGO, BEET, BROCCOLI, CARROT, SPINACH, TOMATO, STRAWBERRY, TART CHERRY, GREEN BELL PEPPER BLACKBERRY, BRUSSELS SPROUT GINGER, GARLIC, ONION, WILD BLUEBERRY, PARSLEY RASPBERRY, CAULIFLOWER, CABBAGE, ASPARAGUS, CELERY, CUCUMBER)] SEA SALT.
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.
- 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.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Among 158 protein shakes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 97% of the protein shakes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0851770006958, last edited 20 March 2025), 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.