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Is PhD Intelligent Nutrition Diet Whey Lean Protein Powder ultra-processed?

1000.0 g Protein powders Sold in the United Kingdom and Italy

Pack of PhD Intelligent Nutrition Diet Whey Lean Protein Powder

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 5 additives

Less processed protein powders

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

Whey Protein, Milk Protein Concentrate (Casein), Soya Protein Isolate, Cocoa Powder, Barley Flour, Flaxseed, Acacia Gum, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Conjugated Linoleic Acid (Sunflower Oil, Milk Protein Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Vitamin E), Acetyl-l-Carnitine, Green Tea Extract, Sodium Chloride, Sucratose

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E412 Guar gum , E414 Acacia gum , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

Whey Protein Concentrate (Milk), Milk Protein Concentrate (Casein), Soya Protein Isolate, Cocoa Powder, Barley Flour, Flaxseed Powder, Stabilisers (Acacia Gum, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum), Conjugated Linoleic Acid (Sunflower Oil, Milk Protein Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Vitamin E), Acetyl-l-Carnitine, Green Tea Extract, Sodium Chloride, Sweetener (Sucratose)

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.
  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.

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.

  • Casein Casein is the main protein in milk, separated industrially and used to bind, emulsify and add protein.
  • 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.

  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 150 protein powders

From least to most processed, this one ranks 101st. 95% of the protein powders 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 150 protein powders, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060119290407, last edited 21 August 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.