Is Owyn dark chocolate ultra-processed?

Protein powders 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
E415 Xanthan gum

23 ingredients
1 additive

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

OWYN™ Protein Blend (pea protein, pumpkin protein, chia), providing BCAA+ (Leucine, Isoleucine, Valine), cane sugar (processing marker), cocoa, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), sea salt (processing marker), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), monk fruit extract (ultra-processing marker), silica, Superfoods and Greens Blend (kale, spinach, broccoli), mineralized seaweed, Bacillus coagulans MTCC 5856 (10 million CFU), flaxseed

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

OWYN™ Protein Blend (pea protein concentrate, pumpkin protein, chia), providing BCAA+ (Leucine 1.7g, Isoleucine 900mg, Valine 905mg), organic cane sugar, cocoa, natural flavors, sea salt, xanthan gum, monk fruit extract, silica, Superfoods & Greens Blend (kale, spinach, broccoli), mineralized seaweed, Bacillus coagulans MTCC 5856 (1 mg) (10 million CFU)**, flaxseed

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.

E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 149 protein powders

From least to most processed, this one ranks 33rd. 95% of the protein powders 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 149 protein powders, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0857335004230, last edited 30 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.