Is Star Nutrition Whey-80 Tropical Smoothie ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 11 ingredients
- 3 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Vassleproteinkoncentrat (ultra-processing marker) (innehåller emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (solroslecitin, sojalecitin)), arom (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), färgämne (ultra-processing marker) (karotener (ultra-processing marker)), sötningsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (aspartam (ultra-processing marker), acesulfam-K (ultra-processing marker))
Additives: E160a Carotene , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame
As written on the pack
Vassleproteinkoncentrat (mjölk) (innehåller emulgeringsmedel (solroslecitin, sojalecitin)), arom, salt, färgämne (karotener), sötningsmedel (aspartam*, acesulfam-K). *Innehåller en källa till fenylalanin.
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.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
- E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
- 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.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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- 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.
- Concentrated whey protein 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.
Among 150 protein powders
From least to most processed, this one ranks 141st. 95% of the protein powders here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350132941591, last edited 23 June 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.