Is Performance Protein ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 17 ingredients
- 6 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Pea Protein Isolate, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Brown Rice Protein, Pumpkin Seed Protein, Sea Salt (processing marker), Digestive Enzymes (Alpha-Amylase, Protease, Lactase, Cellulase, Lipase (ultra-processing marker)), Sweetener (ultra-processing marker) (Steviol glycosides from Stevia, Thaumatin (ultra-processing marker)), Turmeric Extract (ultra-processing marker), Black Pepper Extract 95% Piperine
Additives: E100 Curcumin , E1100 Alpha-Amylase , E1101 Protease , E1104 Lipase , E957 Thaumatin , E960a Steviol glycosides from Stevia
As written on the pack
Organic Pea Protein Isolate, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Natural Flavouring (contains Peanuts), Brown Rice Protein, Pumpkin Seed Protein, Sea Salt, Digestive Enzymes (Alpha-Amylase, Protease, Lactase, Cellulase, Lipase), Sweetener (Steviol glycosides from Stevia, Thaumatin), Turmeric Extract, Black Pepper Extract 95% Piperine.
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.
- E100 Curcumin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
- E1104 Lipase A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
- E957 Thaumatin Sweeteners are substances used to impart a sweet taste to foods or in table-top sweeteners.
- 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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Among 149 protein powders
From least to most processed, this one ranks 78th. 95% of the protein powders here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060516880041, last edited 13 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.
- 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.