Is Pandy Chocolate & Creamy Milk Protein Bar ultra-processed?

Protein bars Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
Flavouring
Humectant
Milk proteins
Sweetener
E322 Lecithins
and 3 more

71 ingredients
5 additives

Less processed protein bars

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

Bovine collagen hydrolysate, milk proteins (ultra-processing marker), humectant (ultra-processing marker) (glycerol (ultra-processing marker)), sweeteners (ultra-processing marker), maltitol (ultra-processing marker), sucralose (ultra-processing marker), whole milk powder (processing marker) 6.1%, polydextrose (dietary fiber), barley malt extract, sunflower oil (processing marker), water, flavourings (ultra-processing marker), emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (lecithins (ultra-processing marker)), fat-reduced cocoa powder, May be present (Pas containing gluten, Excessive consumption may produce laxative effects, Store cool and dry, maltibol kakaopu DE Protekow Sibungsmite verhanden me kõrge vaigusisaldusega batoon), piimašokolaadikattes magusainetega 22.6%, Koostis (Veiseliha kollageen hüdrolüsaat), pilmavalgud, niiskusesäilitaja (glütserook magusained), kakaomass, täispiimapulber 6.1%, polüdekstroos (kiudained), odralinnaseekstrakt (gluteen!), vesi, päevalilleõli, lõhna, ja maitseaine, emulgaator (sojaletsitiin), rasvavaba pähklid, pähklitest, muudest gluteeni sisaldavatest teraviljadest, Liigne tarbimine võib põhjustada lahtistavat toimet, Hoida jahedas ja kuivas, und Karamellgeschmack, überzogen mit Milchschokolade und Süßungsmitteln 22.6%, Zutaten (Kollagen-Hydro-lysat Rind), Milchelweiß, Feuchthaltermittel (Glycering Kakaobutter), Kakaomasse, Milchpulver 6.1%, Polydextrose, Gerstenmalzextrakt, Sonnenblumenol, Wasser, Aromen, Emulgator (Sojalecithine), fettarmer Kakao, Kann isse, andere Getreidesorten, die Gluten enthalten, Kann bel übermäßigem Verzehr abführend wirken, Kühl und trocken lager, ات المالتيتول طب (22), على لوج ماحی بشوكول الميسيتين (الصورة)

Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E322 Lecithins , E422 Glycerol , E955 Sucralose , E965 Maltitol

As written on the pack

Bovine collagen hydrolysate, milk proteins, humectant: glycerol, sweeteners; maltitol, sucralose; whole milk powder (6,1%), polydextrose (dietary fiber), barley malt extract (gluten), sunflower oil, water, flavourings, emulsifier: lecithins (soy); fat-reduced cocoa powder. May be present: Pas containing gluten. Excessive consumption may produce laxative effects. Store cool and dry. maltibol kakaopu DE Protekow Sibungsmite verhanden me kõrge vaigusisaldusega batoon, piimašokolaadikattes magusainetega (22,6%). Koostis: Veiseliha kollageen hüdrolüsaat, pilmavalgud, niiskusesäilitaja: glütserook magusained: kakaomass, täispiimapulber (6,1%), polüdekstroos (kiudained), odralinnaseekstrakt (gluteen!), vesi, päevalilleõli, lõhna - ja maitseaine, emulgaator: sojaletsitiin; rasvavaba pähklid, pähklitest, muudest gluteeni sisaldavatest teraviljadest. Liigne tarbimine võib põhjustada lahtistavat toimet. Hoida jahedas ja kuivas. - und Karamellgeschmack, überzogen mit Milchschokolade und Süßungsmitteln (22,6 %). Zutaten: Kollagen-Hydro-lysat Rind; Milchelweiß, Feuchthaltermittel: Glycering Kakaobutter, Kakaomasse, Milchpulver (6,1%), Polydextrose, Gerstenmalzextrakt (Gluten), Sonnenblumenol, Wasser, Aromen, Emulgator: Sojalecithine, fettarmer Kakao. Kann isse, andere Getreidesorten, die Gluten enthalten. Kann bel übermäßigem Verzehr abführend wirken. Kühl und trocken lager. ات المالتيتول طب (22) على لوج ماحی بشوكول الميسيتين (الصورة).

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.
E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
E965 Maltitol Maltitol is a sugar alcohol made from starch, used as a sweetener in "no added sugar" sweets and chocolate.
Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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Humectant Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.
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.

Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.

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.

Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 426 protein bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 346th. 93% of the protein bars 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 426 protein bars, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350000158366, last edited 9 March 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.
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