Is Power Crunch Protein Bar Peanut Butter Fudge ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 31 ingredients
- 7 additives
Less processed protein bars
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Proto Whey protein blend (micro peptides from high-DH hydrolyzed whey protein, whey protein isolate (ultra-processing marker), milk protein isolate (ultra-processing marker)), peanut butter (peanuts, palm oil, salt (processing marker)), palm oil, flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), whey (ultra-processing marker), cocoa, invert sugar (ultra-processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), palm kernel oil, sugar (processing marker), fructose (ultra-processing marker), cocoa processed with alkali, natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), stevia leaf extract (ultra-processing marker), baking soda, ammonium bicarbonate
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E503 Ammonium carbonates , E503ii Ammonium hydrogen carbonate , E960 Steviol glycosides
As written on the pack
Proto Whey protein blend (micro peptides from high-DH hydrolyzed whey protein, whey protein isolate, milk protein isolate), peanut butter (peanuts, palm oil, salt), palm oil, enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), whey, cocoa, invert sugar, maltodextrin, palm kernel oil, sugar, fructose, cocoa processed with alkali, natural flavors, soy lecithin, salt, stevia leaf extract, baking soda, ammonium bicarbonate
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.
- E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Invert sugar Invert sugar is ordinary sugar split into glucose and fructose with acid or enzymes.
- 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.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
- Fructose Fructose is the sugar found naturally in fruit and honey, but as an ingredient it is refined industrially, mostly from corn starch.
3 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.
Among 426 protein bars
From least to most processed, this one ranks 323rd. 93% of the protein bars here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0644225727733, last edited 11 September 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.