Is it ultra-processed?
Menu

Is Silk Almond & Cashew Protein Unsweetened ultra-processed?

1.75 L Almond-based drinks Sold in the United States and Canada

Pack of Silk Almond & Cashew Protein Unsweetened

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed almond-based drinks

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

Almond base (filtered water, almonds), Pea protein, Sunflower oil, Vitamin and mineral blend, calcium carbonate, zinc gluconate, vitamin A palmitate, riboflavin (B2), vitamins, vitamin D2, vitamin B12, Sea salt, Cashew butter, Locust bean gum, Sunflower lecithin, Gellan gum, Ascorbic acid, Citric acid, Pectin, Natural flavour

Additives: E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E410 Locust bean gum , E418 Gellan gum , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Almond base (filtered water, almonds), Pea protein, Sunflower oil, Vitamin and mineral blend (calcium carbonate, zinc gluconate, vitamin A palmitate, riboflavin [B2], vitamin D2, vitamin B12), Sea salt, Cashew butter, Locust bean gum, Sunflower lecithin, Gellan gum, Ascorbic acid, Citric acid, Pectin, Natural flavour

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.
  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E418 Gellan gum 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.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 116 almond-based drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 115th. 85% of the almond-based drinks 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 116 almond-based drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0036632072351, last edited 1 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.