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Is The Protein Ball Co. Choc Chip Muffin ultra-processed?

45 g Chocolate covered nuts and fruits Sold in the United States

Pack of The Protein Ball Co. Choc Chip Muffin

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed chocolate covered nuts and fruits

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

Dates, Peanut Butter, Rice Starch, Grape juice concentrate, Oats 6%, peanuts, Cacao Nibs 5%, Pea Protein, Rice Protein, Pea Crispies (Pea Protein, Rice Flour), Dark Chocolate Pieces 4% (Cacao Butter, Dates, Cacao Powder), Cocoa Powder, Flaxseed, Tapioca Fibre, Acerola Cherry, Natural Flavouring, Pink Himalayan Salt, vitamins, vitamin D3, Vitamin B12

As written on the pack

Dates, Peanut Butter, Rice Starch, Grape juice concentrate, Gluten Free Oats (6%),. peanuts, Cacao Nibs (5%), Pea Protein, Rice Protein, Pea Crispies (Pea Protein, Rice Flour), Dark Chocolate Pieces (4%) (Cacao Butter, Dates, Cacao Powder), Cocoa Powder, Flaxseed, Tapioca Fibre, Acerola Cherry Extract, Natural Flavouring, Pink Himalayan Salt, Vitamin D3, Vitamin B12.

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
4 ingredients 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 41 chocolate covered nuts and fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 88% of the chocolate covered nuts and fruits 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 41 chocolate covered nuts and fruits, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0813047020203, last edited 15 July 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.