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Is Valio PROfeel Strawberry Ice Cream Protein Milkshake ultra-processed?

250ml Flavoured milks

Pack of Valio PROfeel Strawberry Ice Cream Protein Milkshake

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed flavoured milks

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

FRE Ingredients (Semi-skimmed milk), milk protein, stabiliser (carrageenan), sweeteners (acesulfame K, sucralose), flavourings, salt, colour (carmines), lactase enzyme, vitamin D

Additives: E120 Cochineal , E407 Carrageenan , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E120 Cochineal, E407 Carrageenan.

As written on the pack

FRE Ingredients: Semi-skimmed milk, milk protein, stabiliser (carrageenan), sweeteners (acesulfame K, sucralose), flavourings, salt, colour (carmines), lactase enzyme, vitamin D.

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.
  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • 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.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 127 flavoured milks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 64th. 94% of the flavoured milks 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 127 flavoured milks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 6408432001000, last edited 18 September 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.