Is ProPud Protein Bar Salty Caramello Cookiee ultra-processed?

55 g Protein bars Sold in Sweden and Finland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
Flavouring
Sweetener
Potato
E422 Glycerol
E950 Acesulfame k
and 3 more

113 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

m.jolkamel ke, mal keprotein, sõningsmedel, kuorrutteella 19%, El lisättyä sokeria, Sisataa mak Saistorfer (maltitot), tuktighetsbevarande medel (glycerol (ultra-processing marker)), mandelpasta, kollagengentider (trán n0, biffokse), kakbitar 8.4%, makeutusaine (maltifali), kosteudensäilyttaja, gysero (sotningsmedel, sotstoffer (maltitol (ultra-processing marker), isomalt (ultra-processing marker), erytitrol), potatisstärkelse (processing marker), maismiä SMAR SMAR Tismiöl, potatis (ultra-processing marker), asta), keksinpaloja 8.4%, makeutusaineet, maluior, starkelse, tapiokastārkelse, aromer (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), bakpulver (natriumkarbonater), kakaosmör, helmjöi kimelkamelkspulver, polydextros, jauho, VOI, risijauho, muunneltu perunatarkkelys, Sirap (palydextros, vatten), karamell 3.2% (sötningsmedel (ultra-processing marker), søtstoffer (sortHn), kokosnčtsolia deovirin (vete), fuktighetsbevarande (natriumkarbonaatit)), kaakaovoi, TAYSMAITOJAUHE medel (glycerol (ultra-processing marker)), skummjolk, skummetmelk, skummetmælkspulvēr, vatten, emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker), emulgatqr, mona, kinuski 3.2% (makeutusaine (sorbitoli), kaakosõljy, och diglycerider av fettsyror), salt (processing marker), surhetsreglerande medel (natriumcitrater), aromer (ultra-processing marker), kakac pasta, fettreducerad kakao, smör (processing marker), smør, seroli, rasvaton MAITOJAUHE, vesi, emulgointiains FETT, salt (processing marker) 0.29%, aromer (ultra-processing marker), emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker), emulgator (ultra-processing marker) (soja, soyalečitin), sõtningsmedel, setstaffer (aspartam (ultra-processing marker), acesulfam K (ultra-processing marker)), happamuudensäätöaine (natriumkarbonaatit), 2 Innehäller en källa, kilde till fenylalanin, Indeholder en phenylalaninkilde, Innehäller naturligt förekommande socker, Med et naturiig VOIRASVA, suola 0.2%, aromit, emulgointialne innhold av sukker, Kan innehålla spår, spor av AGG, EGG, ÆG, andra notter, nøtter, nødder, sesam, sesamerø, Innehåller! a holder polvoler, Overdriven kansumtion, inntak kan ha en lavoranda atteint

Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E331 Sodium citrates , E422 Glycerol , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame , E953 Isomalt , E965 Maltitol

As written on the pack

M.JOLKAMEL KE/MAL KEPROTEIN, sõningsmedel/ kuorrutteella (19 %). El lisättyä sokeria. Sisataa mak Saistorfer (maltitot), tuktighetsbevarande medel (glycerol), MANDELPASTA, kollagengentider (trán n0/biffokse), kakbitar (8.4%) makeutusaine (maltifali), kosteudensäilyttaja (gysero (sotningsmedel/sotstoffer (maltitol, isomalt, erytitrol), potatisstärkelse, maismiä SMAR SMAR Tismiöl, modifierad potatis - asta), keksinpaloja (8.4%)(makeutusaineet (maluior. starkelse, tapiokastārkelse, aromer, salt, bakpulver (natriumkarbonater), kakaosmör, HELMJÖI KIMELKAMELKSPULVER. polydextros - jauho, VOI, risijauho, muunneltu perunatarkkelys. Sirap (palydextros, vatten), karamell (3,2%)(sötningsmedel/søtstoffer (sortHn), kokosnčtsolia deovirin (VETE), fuktighetsbevarande (natriumkarbonaatit)), kaakaovoi, TAYSMAITOJAUHE medel (glycerol), SKUMMJOLK/SKUMMETMELK/SKUMMETMÆLKSPULVĒR, vatten, emulgeringsmedel/emulgatqr (mona - kinuski (3.2%)(makeutusaine (sorbitoli), kaakosõljy. och diglycerider av fettsyror), salt, surhetsreglerande medel (natriumcitrater), aromer), kakac pasta, fettreducerad kakao, SMÖR/SMØR - seroli), rasvaton MAITOJAUHE, vesi, emulgointiains FETT, salt (0,29%), aromer, emulgeringsmedel/emulgator (SOJA/SOYALEČITIN), sõtningsmedel/setstaffer (aspartam, acesulfam K). happamuudensäätöaine (natriumkarbonaatit). 2 Innehäller en källa/kilde till fenylalanin/Indeholder en phenylalaninkilde. Innehäller naturligt förekommande socker/Med et naturiig VOIRASVA, suola (0.2%), aromit, emulgointialne innhold av sukker. Kan innehålla spår/spor av AGG/EGG/ ÆG, ANDRA NOTTER/NØTTER/NØDDER och SESAM/SESAMERØ, Innehåller! a holder polvoler. Overdriven kansumtion/inntak kan ha en lavoranda atteint

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.

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.
Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.

Show 2 more

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.

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.

Potato An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

4 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.

Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 426 protein bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 354th. 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 7350068295522, last edited 2 April 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.