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Is Phd Diet whey dark chocolate mocha ultra-processed?

Protein bars Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Phd Diet whey dark chocolate mocha

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:

  • 33 ingredients
  • 7 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

Milk Protein Blend (Milk Protein, Whey Protein Isolate, Ermulaifier (Saya Locitrrir)), Humectant (Glycerol), Dark Chocolate Flavour Coating 15% (Sweeteners (Isomalt, Sucralose), Palm and Palm Kernel Oil, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, e476)), Chocalate Flavour Caramel L4OCHA ELAVOUR HIGH DROTEIN RAR POATED IN DARK BUREOLATE WITH L-LARN NE D 13%, Humectant (Glycerol), Maltodextrin, Oligofructose, Water Bulking Agent (Maltital), aonnut D Dried Coffee, L-Carnitine, Natural Flavouring, Salt, Sweetener (Sucralose), Antioxidant (Tocopherol-rich Extract), Zinc Oxide, For allergens including cereals containing gluten ingredients in bold

Additives: E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E422 Glycerol , E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate , E953 Isomalt , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Milk Protein Blend (Milk Protein, Whey Protein Isolate (Milk), Ermulaifier (Saya Locitrrir)), Humectant (Glycerol), Dark Chocolate Flavour Coating (15%) (Sweeteners (Isomalt. Sucralose), Palm & Palm Kernel Oil, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, E476)), Chocalate Flavour Caramel L4OCHA ELAVOUR HIGH DROTEIN RAR POATED IN DARK BUREOLATE WITH L-LARN NE D 13%) (Humectant (Glycerol), Maltodextrin. Oligofructose. Water Bulking Agent (Maltital) aonnut D Dried Coffee, L-Carnitine, Natural Flavouring, Salt, Sweetener (Sucralose), Antioxidant (Tocopherol-rich Extract). Zinc Oxide. For allergens including cereals containing gluten ingredients in bold.

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.
  • E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) is an emulsifier made from castor oil.
  • E953 Isomalt Stabilisers are substances which make it possible to maintain the physico-chemical state of a foodstuff; stabilisers include substances which enable the maintenance of a homogenous dispersion of two or more immiscible substances in a foodstuff, substances which stabilise, retain or intensify an existing colour of a foodstuff and substances which increase the binding capacity of the food, including the formation of cross-links between proteins enabling the binding of food pieces into re-constituted food.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • 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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 426 protein bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 391st. 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 5060119292272, last edited 27 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.