Plant Protein Zero Sugar

How it scored 70 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 35 listed

• 1 OWYN™ Protein Blend —
• 2 Natural Flavouring
  A regulatory umbrella term (21 CFR 101.22) for flavor extracts derived from spices, fruit, vegetable, herb, bark, root, leaf, meat, seafood,…
  Low
• 3 Guar Gum
  Polysaccharide (galactomannan) extracted from the seeds of the guar plant (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba). E-number E412.
  Low
• 4 Monk Fruit Extract
  High-intensity natural sweetener obtained from Siraitia grosvenorii (luo han guo) fruit; primary sweet compounds are mogrosides.
  Low
• 5 Sea Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl) obtained by evaporating seawater. Chemically identical to mined/refined salt, with trace minerals depending on source…
  Low
• 6 Vitamins
  Generic umbrella term for fortification with one or more essential vitamins (A, B-complex, C, D, E, K, etc.).
  Low
• 7 Bacillus Coagulans
  Spore-forming, lactic-acid-producing probiotic bacterium (formerly classified as Lactobacillus sporogenes). Heat- and acid-stable, allowing …
  Low
• 8 OWYN™ Superfoods Greens Blend —
• 9 Pea Protein
  Plant protein isolated from yellow split peas (Pisum sativum) by wet or dry processing.
  Low
• 10 Pumpkin Protein
  Protein concentrate or isolate produced from defatted pumpkin seeds.
  Safe
• 11 Cocoa
  Powder produced from roasted, ground cocoa beans (Theobroma cacao) with most of the cocoa butter removed.
  Safe
• 12 Taurine
  A sulfur-containing amino-sulfonic acid naturally found in animal tissues; commercially synthesized for use in supplements and energy drinks…
  Low
• 13 Leucine
  L-Leucine (E641), an essential branched-chain amino acid used as a flavor enhancer and processing aid.
  Low
• 14 Isoleucine
  An essential branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) used as a nutrient.
  Low
• 15 Valine
  An essential branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) used as a nutrient supplement.
  Low
• 16 Lysine Hcl
  L-Lysine monohydrochloride, the hydrochloride salt form of the essential amino acid lysine.
  Low
• 17 Threonine
  Threonine is one of the nine essential amino acids, required from the diet for protein synthesis.
  Safe
• 18 Phenylalanine
  An essential aromatic amino acid; component of the artificial sweetener aspartame and a building block of dietary protein.
  Moderate
• 19 Histidine
  L-histidine, an essential amino acid required for protein synthesis and a precursor to histamine.
  Low
• 20 Tryptophan
  An essential amino acid (L-tryptophan) required for protein synthesis and a precursor to serotonin and niacin.
  Low
• 21 Methionine
  An essential sulfur-containing amino acid used as nutrient supplement and feed additive.
  Low
• 22 Ascorbic Acid
  L-Ascorbic acid (vitamin C), a water-soluble vitamin and reducing agent.
  Low
• 23 D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
  The acetate ester of natural-form vitamin E (RRR-alpha-tocopherol); a stable form used in fortification and supplements.
  Low
• 24 Retinyl Palmitate
  Ester of retinol (vitamin A) and palmitic acid; preformed vitamin A.
  Low
• 25 Zinc Oxide
  Inorganic zinc compound (ZnO) used as a source of zinc nutrient in foods and supplements.
  Low
• 26 Cholecalciferol
  Vitamin D3, the form of vitamin D synthesized in skin from UVB exposure or obtained from animal sources.
  Low
• 27 Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
  Pyridoxine hydrochloride is a synthetic form of vitamin B6 used for nutrient fortification.
  Low
• 28 Thiamin Hydrochloride
  The hydrochloride salt of thiamin (vitamin B1), an essential water-soluble vitamin.
  Low
• 29 Riboflavin
  Riboflavin (vitamin B2), a water-soluble B vitamin. Used as a yellow-orange food color (E101) and as a vitamin fortificant.
  Low
• 30 Cyanocobalamin
  Synthetic form of vitamin B12 (cobalamin); essential micronutrient containing cobalt.
  Low
• 31 Folic Acid
  Synthetic form of folate (vitamin B9). Pteroylmonoglutamic acid, a water-soluble B vitamin essential for DNA synthesis and red blood cell fo…
  Low
• 32 Nicotinic Acid
  Nicotinic acid (niacin or vitamin B3, pyridine-3-carboxylic acid). E375 is the EU additive code for its use as a vitamin/nutrient added to f…
  Low
• 33 Broccoli
  Edible green flowering head and stalk of Brassica oleracea var. italica.
  Safe
• 34 Kale
  A leafy green cruciferous vegetable (Brassica oleracea, Acephala group).
  Safe
• 35 Spinach
  Leafy green vegetable (Spinacia oleracea).
  Safe