Is Pauls Plus+ Protein Banana & Honey Flavoured Milk ultra-processed?

Flavoured milks Sold in Australia

Yes, it's ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

skim milk, milk, milk, polydextrose, natural flavours (ultra-processing marker), enzyme (lactase), stabiliser, sweeteners (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E407 Carrageenan , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E407 Carrageenan, E950 Acesulfame k, E955 Sucralose.

As written on the pack

skim milk, milk, milk solids, polydextrose (1200), natural flavours, enzyme (lactase), stabiliser (407), sweeteners (950, 955)

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
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.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 72nd. 94% of the flavoured milks 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9310036228516, last edited 4 October 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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.