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Is Purely Inspired Organic Protein Plant-Based Protein Powder - Creamy French Vanilla ultra-processed?

680g Protein bars Sold in the United States

Pack of Purely Inspired Organic Protein Plant-Based Protein Powder - Creamy French Vanilla

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 2 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

fat 9 sredients (protein blend, pea protein), brown carbohydrate 4 protein 4, the la frobtein, acacia gum, cane sugar, fruit nd veggie blend (alfalfa, spinach, broccoli, no flaxseed, blueberry), natural flavor, as guar gum, rebaudioside a (stevia extract), papain, lactospore@ bacilus coagulans, processed in a facility that also processes milk, soy, egg, wheat, tree nut ingredients

Additives: E412 Guar gum , E414 Acacia gum

As written on the pack

fat 9 sredients: organic protein blend (organic pea protein, organic brown carbohydrate 4 protein 4 , the la frobtein), organic acacia gum, organic cane sugar, organic fruit nd veggie blend (organic alfalfa, organic spinach, organic broccoli, no organic flaxseed, organic blueberry), organic natural flavor, organic as guar gum, organic rebaudioside a (stevia extract), papain, lactospore@ bacilus coagulans, processed in a facility that also processes milk, soy, egg, wheat and tree nut ingredients,

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.

  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 426 protein bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 113th. 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 0631656603828, last edited 28 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.