Is Owyn ultra-processed?

11.5 oz Protein shakes Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Sweetener
E322 Lecithins
E418 Gellan gum
E960 Steviol glycosides

18 ingredients
4 additives

Less processed protein shakes

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 (processing marker)), Soluble Fiber, Cocoa Powder, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Sunflower Lecithin (ultra-processing marker), Monk Fruit Extract (ultra-processing marker), Stevia Leaf Extract (ultra-processing marker), Himalayan Pink Sea Salt, Natural Flavor (ultra-processing marker), Greens Blend (Spinach, Kale, Broccoli), Gellan Gum (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E418 Gellan gum , E960 Steviol glycosides

As written on the pack

Water, OWYNTM Protein Blend (Pea Protein, Organic Pumpkin Seed Protein, Flaxseed Oil), Soluble Fiber, Cocoa Powder, Sunflower Oil, Sunflower Lecithin, Monk Fruit Extract, Stevia Leaf Extract, Himalayan Pink Sea Salt, Natural Flavor, Greens Blend (Spinach, Kale, Broccoli), Gellan Gum.

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.
E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
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.

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 157 protein shakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 59th. 97% of the protein shakes 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 157 protein shakes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0850043711285, last edited 3 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.