Food ingredient · Protein

Caseinate

Milk protein (casein) processed with a salt; common in creamers and processed foods.

  • Industrial protein
  • Ultra-processing marker
  • Expert review pending

Concern level

Low concern Level 1 of 4 How concern levels work

A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points caseinate costs on a product’s receipt.

What the evidence says

  • Marker of ultra-processingInfo

    An ingredient typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [1]

Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.

Popular products that list caseinate

321 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list caseinate. The 12 most scanned:

Diets and allergens

Vegan
No
Vegetarian
Yes
Gluten-free
Yes
Allergen
Milk

For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.

Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (17)
  • casein
  • caseinate
  • caseinates
  • acid casein
  • casein milk
  • rennet casein
  • sodium caseinate
  • calcium caseinate
  • caseinate de sodium
  • potassium caseinate
  • caseinate de calcium
  • sodium caseinate milk
  • calcium caseinate milk
  • sodium caseinate from milk
  • emulsifier sodium caseinate milk
  • sodium caseinate milk derivative
  • sodium caseinate a milk derivative

Sources

  1. Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

    Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org