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Is ProPud Kolakaka ultra-processed?

Protein bars Sold in Sweden

Pack of ProPud Kolakaka

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:

  • 78 ingredients
  • 7 additives

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

mock melke, meleprutein, sötningsmedel, søtstoffer (maltitol), fuktighetsbevarande medel (glycerol), kollagenpeptider biff, okse, kalbta 8.4% (sötningsmedel, søtstoffer (maltitol, isomalt, erytitrol), majsmjöl, potatisstärkelse, smor, smør, rismial, modifierad stärkelse, tapiokastärkelse, salt, arom, bakpulver (natriumkarbonater)), vattenfritt WOLK, melke, melkefett, polydextros (polydextros, vatten), kakaosmör, skummjolk, skummetmelk, skummet, melkspulver, mandel protein, kakaomassa, rismjöl, rismel, majskli, salt, aromer (mjolk), emulgeringsmedel, emulgator (soja, soyalecitin), sötningsmedel, søtstoffer (aspartam, acesulfam K), Innehåller en källa, kilde till fenylalanin, indeholder en phenylalaninkilde, Innehåller naturligt förekommande socker, Med et naturlig innhold av sukker, Kan innehålla spår, spor av ETE, hvete, hvede, cashewnotter, nøtter, nødder, hasselnötter, nøtter, NØDDER och AGG, EGG, EG, pehaller, inneholder polyoler, Överdriven konsumtion, inntak kan ha en laxerande effekt, aras, Oppbevares torrt i, ved rums, stuetemperatur

Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E14XX Modified Starch , E422 Glycerol , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame , E953 Isomalt , E965 Maltitol

As written on the pack

MOCK MELKE/MELEPRUTEIN, sötningsmedel/søtstoffer (maltitol), fuktighetsbevarande medel (glycerol), kollagenpeptider biff/okse), kalbta (8,4%)(sötningsmedel/søtstoffer (maltitol, isomalt, erytitrol), majsmjöl, potatisstärkelse, SMOR/SMØR, rismial, modifierad stärkelse, tapiokastärkelse, salt, arom, bakpulver (natriumkarbonater)), vattenfritt WOLK/MELKE/MELKEFETT, polydextrossirap (polydextros, vatten), kakaosmör, SKUMMJOLK/SKUMMETMELK/SKUMMET - MELKSPULVER, MANDEL PROTEIN, kakaomassa, rismjöl/rismel, majskli, salt, aromer (MJOLK), emulgeringsmedel/emulgator (SOJA/SOYALECITIN), sötningsmedel/søtstoffer (aspartam, acesulfam K). Innehåller en källa/kilde till fenylalanin/indeholder en phenylalaninkilde. Innehåller naturligt förekommande socker/Med et naturlig innhold av sukker. Kan innehålla spår/spor av ETE/HVETE/HVEDE, CASHEWNOTTER/NØTTER/NØDDER, HASSELNÖTTER/NØTTER/NØDDER och AGG/EGG/EG. pehaller/inneholder polyoler. Överdriven konsumtion/inntak kan ha en laxerande effekt. aras/Oppbevares torrt i/ved rums/stuetemperatur.

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.

  • E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
  • E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
  • 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.
  • E965 Maltitol Maltitol is a sugar alcohol made from starch, used as a sweetener in "no added sugar" sweets and chocolate.
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  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • 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.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
2 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 426 protein bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 392nd. 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 7350068295584, last edited 6 May 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.