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Is Star Nutrition Protein Bar (Rich Raspberry Dark Choco) ultra-processed?

55g Protein bars Sold in Norway

Pack of Star Nutrition Protein Bar (Rich Raspberry Dark Choco)

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:

  • 35 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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

Mjölkprotein, mörk sockerfri choklad 17.3% (kakaomassa, sötningsmedel (maltitol), kakaosmör, emulgeringsmedel (solroslecitin, polyglycerolpolyricinoleat), arom), konsistensmedel (glycerol), kollagen, oligofruktos, vatten, kakaosmör, rapsolja, fyllnadsmedel (polydextros), chokladbitar (socker, kakaomassa, kakaosmör, emulgeringsmedel (solroslecitin), arom), hallon 0.87%, arom, emulgeringsmedel (sojalecithin), citronsyra, färgämne (karmin), sötningsmedel (sukralos)

Additives: E120 Cochineal , E1200 Polydextrose , E330 Citric acid , E422 Glycerol , E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate , E955 Sucralose , E965 Maltitol

As written on the pack

Mjölkprotein, mörk sockerfri choklad (17,3%) (kakaomassa, sötningsmedel (maltitol), kakaosmör, emulgeringsmedel (solroslecitin, polyglycerolpolyricinoleat), arom), konsistensmedel (glycerol), hydrolyserat kollagen, oligofruktos, vatten, kakaosmör, rapsolja, fyllnadsmedel (polydextros), chokladbitar (socker, kakaomassa, kakaosmör, emulgeringsmedel (solroslecitin), arom), frystorkade hallonbitar (0,87%), arom, emulgeringsmedel (sojalecithin), citronsyra, färgämne (karmin), sötningsmedel (sukralos)

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.

  • E120 Cochineal Carmine is a red colour made from cochineal insects.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E476 Polyglycerol polyricinoleate Polyglycerol polyricinoleate (PGPR) is an emulsifier made from castor oil.
  • 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.
  • Bulking agent Bulking agents are substances which contribute to the volume of a foodstuff without contributing significantly to its available energy value.
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  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

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.
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 400th. 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 7340028828860, last edited 19 August 2024), 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.