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Is Slate Ultra Protein ultra-processed?

15 fl oz Weight-loss milkshakes Sold in the United States

Pack of Slate Ultra Protein

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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed milkshakes

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

Ultrafiltered Skim Milk Blend (Ultrafiltered Milk, Water), Natural Flavors, Cocoa, Salt, Pectin, Tripotassium Citrate, Sucralose, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Lactase Enzyme, Vitamin A Palmitate, Stevia Leaf (Reb M), Vitamin D3

Additives: E332 Potassium citrates , E332ii Tripotassium citrate , E440 Pectins , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Ultrafiltered Skim Milk Blend (Ultrafiltered Milk, Water), Natural Flavors, Cocoa (Processed with Alkali), Salt, Pectin, Tripotassium Citrate, Sucralose, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Lactase Enzyme, Vitamin A Palmitate, Stevia Leaf (Reb M), Vitamin D3. CONTAINS: MILK

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.

  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • 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.

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

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 weight-loss milkshakes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1st. 100% of the weight-loss milkshakes 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 8 weight-loss milkshakes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0850029742692, last edited 2 October 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.