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Is Pure Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter ultra-processed?

50 g Protein Energy Bars Sold in Canada and France

Pack of Pure Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter

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:

  • 31 ingredients
  • 7 additives

Less processed protein Energy 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

Hydrolyzed gelatin, peanut flour, protein blend (milk protein isolate, whey protein isolate, whey protein), clearine, sesame, tree nuts (cashews, walnuts), maltitol, peanuts, palm kernel oil, whey protein, peanut oil, sugar, tapioca starch, cocoa, soy protein, salt, calcium carbonate, soy lecithin, sucralose, almond butter, vanilla extract (almond), milk, soy (cashews, walnuts)

Additives: E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E428 Gelatine , E955 Sucralose , E965 Maltitol

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E428 Gelatine.

As written on the pack

Hydrolyzed gelatin, peanut flour, protein blend (milk protein isolate, whey protein isolate, whey protein concentrate), clearine, sesame, tree nuts (cashews, walnuts), maltitol, peanuts, modified palm kernel oil, whey protein concentrate, peanut oil, sugar, tapioca starch, cocoa (processed with alkali), soy protein, salt, calcium carbonate, soy lecithin, sucralose, almond butter, vanilla extract. Contains: peanuts, tree nuts (almond), milk, soy. May contain: wheat, egg, sesame, tree nuts (cashews, walnuts).

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.

  • E170 Calcium carbonates Calcium carbonate is chalk.
  • 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.
  • E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • E965 Maltitol Maltitol is a sugar alcohol made from starch, used as a sweetener in "no added sugar" sweets and chocolate.

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.

  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
  • Palm kernel oil An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
  • Cocoa An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
5 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 69 protein Energy Bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 52nd. 94% of the protein Energy 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 69 protein Energy Bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0067002303997, last edited 21 July 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.