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Is Sci-Mx Scismix Choc Chip Protein Brownie ultra-processed?

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Pack of Sci-Mx Scismix Choc Chip Protein Brownie

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:

  • 21 ingredients
  • 9 additives

Less processed cakes

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

milk protein, maltitol, vegetable glycerine, hydrolysed wheat protein (glutamine peptides), olive oil, no added sugar chocolate chips 9% (maltitol, cocoa mass, emulsifier, cocoa powder, flavouring), oat flour, cocoa powder, pea protein, gum acacia, coconut oil, raising agents (cream of tartar, sodium bicarbonate), flavouring

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E336 Potassium tartrates , E336i Monopotassium tartrate , E414 Acacia gum , E422 Glycerol , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate , E965 Maltitol

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E322 Lecithins.

As written on the pack

milk protein, maltitol, vegetable glycerine, hydrolysed wheat protein (glutamine peptides), olive oil, no added sugar chocolate chips (9%) (maltitol, cocoa mass, emulsifier [soy lecithin], cocoa powder, flavouring), oat flour, cocoa powder, pea protein, gum acacia, coconut oil, raising agents (cream of tartar, sodium bicarbonate), flavouring.

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.
  • 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.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • 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.
  • 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.

  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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.

  • 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 377 cakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 211th. 94% of the cakes 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 377 cakes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060161309836, last edited 27 March 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.