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Is Owen High protein nutrition shake vanilla ultra-processed?

12 oz Plant-based milk alternatives Sold in the United States

Pack of Owen High protein nutrition shake vanilla

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:

  • 45 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed plant-based milk alternatives

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

Water, OWYNTM Protein Blend (Pea Protein, Pumpkin Seed Protein, Flaxseed Oil), Natural Flavor, Monk Fruit Extract, Himalayan Soluble Fiber, Sunflower Oil, Sunflower Lecithin, Pink Sea Salt, Greens Blend (Spinach, Kale, Broccoli), Gum Blend (Gellan, Acacia, Guar), Vitamin and Mineral Blend, Dicalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Citrate, Niacinamide, Alpha Tocopherol Acetate (Vitamin E), Zinc Gluconate, Calcium D-Pantothenate, Pyridoxine HCl (Vitamin B6), Riboflavin, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Copper Gluconate, Manganese Sulfate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Calcium Phytonadione (Vitamin K1), Sodium Selenite, Sodium Molybdate, Chromium Chloride, Ergocalciferol, Biotin, Methylcobalamin, L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, Potassium Iodide

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate , E418 Gellan gum

As written on the pack

Water, OWYNTM Protein Blend (Pea Protein, Organic Pumpkin Seed Protein, Organic Flaxseed Oil), Natural Flavor, Monk Fruit Extract, Himalayan Soluble Fiber, Sunflower Oil, Sunflower Lecithin, Pink Sea Salt, Greens Blend (Spinach, Kale, Broccoli), Gum Blend (Gellan, Acacia, Guar), Vitamin & Mineral Blend (Dicalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Citrate, Niacinamide, Alpha Tocopherol Acetate [Vitamin E], Zinc Gluconate, Calcium D-Pantothenate, Pyridoxine HCl [Vitamin B6], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Thiamine Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Copper Gluconate, Manganese Sulfate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Calcium Phytonadione [Vitamin K1], Sodium Selenite, Sodium Molybdate, Chromium Chloride, Ergocalciferol [Vitamin D2], Biotin, Methylcobalamin [Vitamin B12], L-5-Methyltetrahydrofolate, Potassium Iodide.

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 593 plant-based milk alternatives

From least to most processed, this one ranks 534th. 71% of the plant-based milk alternatives 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 593 plant-based milk alternatives, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0850043711643, last edited 20 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.