Food ingredient · Protein
Pea protein
Protein extracted from yellow peas.
- Industrial protein
- Ultra-processing marker
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points pea protein costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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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 pea protein
383 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list pea protein. The 12 most scanned:
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Organic Protein Orgain · 43.2 oz (2.7 lb) 1.22 kg Score 89 out of 100 Excellent -
Organic Protein Orgain · 1.2 kg Score 89 out of 100 Excellent -
Catalina Crunch Cinnamon Toast Protein Cereal Catalina Crunch · 24 oz Score 61 out of 100 Good -
Iq Bar 18 Protein Bar Variety Pack IQ Bar · 816 g Score 97 out of 100 Excellent -
Cinnamon Toast Protein Cereal Catalina Crunch · 225 g Score 63 out of 100 Good -
Organic Supergreens Fruits & Vegetables Zena Greens Score 95 out of 100 Excellent -
Iq Bar Chocolate Sea Salt IQ Bar · 1.6 oz Score 58 out of 100 Okay -
Oh Oh Cookie Dough Trubar · 50 g Score 85 out of 100 Excellent -
OWYN Pro Elite Dairy-Free Protein Chocolate Flavored OWYN · 330 mL Score 63 out of 100 Good -
Almond Butter Chip IQ Bar · 16 oz Score 96 out of 100 Excellent -
Peanut Butter Chip IQ Bar · 45 g Score 96 out of 100 Excellent -
Plant Based Protein Bar Trubar · 50gr bars Score 85 out of 100 Excellent
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Gluten-free
- Yes
For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (11)
- pea protein
- proteine de pois
- pea protein crisp
- proteines de pois
- pea protein crisps
- yellow pea protein
- organic pea protein
- pea protein isolate
- textured pea protein
- pea protein concentrate
- pea protein hydrolysate