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Is Star Nutrition Supreme BCAA ultra-processed?

250 g Bodybuilding supplements Sold in Sweden

Pack of Star Nutrition Supreme BCAA

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 8 additives

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

bcaa 2 (1), 1, L-leucine, L-isoleucine, L-valine (contains emulsifier (sunflower lecithin)), L-leucine (contains emulsifier (sunflower lecithin)), L-glutamine, acid (malic acid), flavours, sweeteners (sucralose, acesulfame K), colour (copper complex of chlorophyllin)

Additives: E140 Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins , E140ii Chlorophyllins , E296 Malic acid , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E641 Leucine , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E140 Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins.

As written on the pack

BCAA 2:1:1 (L-leucine, L-isoleucine, L-valine (contains emulsifier (sunflower lecithin)), L-leucine (contains emulsifier (sunflower lecithin)), L-glutamine, acid (malic acid), flavours, sweeteners (sucralose, acesulfame K), colour (copper complex of chlorophyllin).

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.

  • E140 Chlorophylls and Chlorophyllins Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of 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.
  • E641 Leucine A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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  • 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.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 854 bodybuilding supplements

From least to most processed, this one ranks 760th. 92% of the bodybuilding supplements 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.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7340028819455, last edited 2 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.