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Is Owyn non-dairy protein shake ultra-processed?

12oz Plant-based beverages Sold in the United States and Spain

Pack of Owyn non-dairy protein shake

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Less processed plant-based beverages

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, owyn protein blend, pea protein, pumpkin seed protein, flax oil, vegetable fiber, cane sugar, sunflower oil, cocoa powder, sunflower lecithin, natural flavors, himalayan pink salt, guar gum, greens blend, broccoli, spinach, kale, monk fruit extract

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E412 Guar gum

As written on the pack

Water, owyn protein blend, pea protein, organic pumpkin seed protein, organic flax oil), vegetable fiber, organic cane sugar, sunflower oil, cocoa powder, sunflower lecithin, natural flavors, himalayan pink salt, guar gum, greens blend, broccoli, spinach, kale, monk fruit extract

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.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar 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.

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 1,802 plant-based beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1642nd. 55% of the plant-based beverages 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 1,802 plant-based beverages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0857335004995, last edited 13 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.