Is The Protein Ball Co. Ball Co. 6 Coconut + Macadamia Whey Protein Balls ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 7 ingredients
- No additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Dates, whey powder (ultra-processing marker), cashews, macadamia nuts 9%, fruit juice concentrate (ultra-processing marker), rice starch (processing marker), desiccated coconut 7%
As written on the pack
Dates, whey powder (milk), cashews, macadamia nuts (9%), fruit juice concentrate, rice starch, desiccated coconut (7%).
What makes it ultra-processed
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.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
- Fruit juice concentrate 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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Among 856 bodybuilding supplements
From least to most processed, this one ranks 135th. 92% of the bodybuilding supplements here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0813047020036, last edited 4 October 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
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