Is Vega Protein + Supergreens ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 18 ingredients
- 5 additives
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
pea protein, pea starch (processing marker), acacia gum (ultra-processing marker), pea fibre (ultra-processing marker), spinach powder, alfalfa grass powder, stevia leaf extract (ultra-processing marker), guar gum (ultra-processing marker), spirulina powder, Xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), kale, rosemary extract, fruit blend (acerola cherry juice, cranberry, blueberry), broccoli, Natural flavours (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E392 Extracts of rosemary , E412 Guar gum , E414 Acacia gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E960 Steviol glycosides
As written on the pack
Organic pea protein, Organic pea starch, Organic acacia gum, Organic pea fibre, Organic spinach powder, Organic alfalfa grass powder, Organic stevia leaf extract, Organic guar gum, Organic spirulina powder, Xanthan gum, Organic kale powder, Organic rosemary extract, Organic fruit blend (organic acerola cherry juice powder, organic cranberry juice powder, organic blueberry powder), Organic broccoli powder, Natural flavours.
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.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
- E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
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 149 protein powders
From least to most processed, this one ranks 99th. 95% of the protein powders here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0838766101002, last edited 26 May 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.