Is Wyman's Banana Peanut Butter Protein Blend ultra-processed?

2 lbs Protein powders Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Milk proteins

21 ingredients
1 additive

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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

bananas, banana (banana, citric acid, ascorbic acid), date paste, peanut butter (peanuts, sugar (processing marker), peanut oil (processing marker), salt (processing marker)), peanut flour, milk protein concentrate (ultra-processing marker), sugar (processing marker), wheat flour, soybean oil (processing marker), tapioca flour (processing marker), milk, peanut, wheat, SOY

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

BANANAS, BANANA PUREE (BANANA PUREE, CITRIC ACID, ASCORBIC ACID), DATE PASTE, PEANUT BUTTER (PEANUTS, SUGAR, PEANUT OIL AND SALT), PEANUT FLOUR, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL (NON-GMO), TAPIOCA FLOUR, MILK, PEANUT, WHEAT, SOY

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.

Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 150 protein powders

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 95% of the protein powders 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 150 protein powders, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0079900005507, 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.
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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.