Why is ProActiv Original classified as ultra-processed (NOVA 4) and what specific additives does it contain?

The product is deemed ultra-processed because it combines refined plant oils with added plant-sterol esters, emulsifiers, and flavorings, and the only listed additive is E322 (sunflower lecithin) together with its i-variant, which serve as emulsifiers.

How does the sugar and salt content in ProActiv Original affect a diabetic or hypertensive diet?

With only 0.5 g of sugar per 100 g, the spread has a minimal impact on blood-glucose levels, whereas its 0.3 g of salt per 100 g is moderate and should be monitored by people with hypertension, especially if the product is consumed frequently.

Based on its ingredients, is ProActiv Original suitable for strict diets like vegan, keto, halal, or gluten-free?

ProActiv Original is fully plant-based, contains no gluten or lactose, and therefore fits vegan, gluten-free and keto diets (high fat, low carbohydrate), and it contains no animal-derived ingredients, making it compatible with halal preferences, although it is not officially certified as halal.

ProActiv • 225 g

ProActiv Original

Fat And Sauces

Product Insights

ProActiv Original is a plant-based spread categorized under the 'Fat and sauces' group of the French PNNS classification. It carries a Nutri-Score of C and falls in NOVA group 4, reflecting an ultra-processed product that is high in total and saturated fats, has moderate salt, low sugars, and is fortified with plant sterols and vitamins A and D, while being vegan, gluten-free and lactose-free. Overall, the spread offers a cholesterol-lowering benefit from added plant sterols but its high fat and salt content limits its suitability for low-fat or low-salt diets.

Nutrient Levels

Traffic light indicators

Fat

high

Saturated Fat

high

Sugars

low

Salt

moderate

Nutritional Values

Values per 100 g

Energy Kcal358 kcal

Fat40 g

Saturated Fat10 g

Carbohydrates0.5 g

Sugars0.5 g

Comparative Analysis

Compared with the average spread (76.6 g fat, 21.7 g saturated fat, 3.6 g sugars and 0.39 g salt per 100 g), ProActiv Original is higher in total and saturated fats, contains very low sugar, and has a salt content that is similar to the category average.

Ingredients

water, accepted vegetables (sunflower 16%, linaza 7%, nabina 4%), esters of vegetable steroles (11%)(equivalen to vegetable steroles (6,6%)), vegetable grasas (shea, coconut), masinsalt (0,3%), emulgent (sunflower lecithin), natural aromas, vitamins (a, d), vegetable cream to bar 40% with added vegetable sterols, ingredients: water, vegetable oils (sunflower 16%, chline 7%, rapeseed 4%), vegetable sterolesters (119%)(equivalent to vegetable sterols (6,6%), vegetable fats (shea, coconut), sea salt (0,3%), emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), natural aroma, vitamins (a, d), debe evitar el consumo diario de más de 3 g de esteroles vegetales, este producto no é a personas que no necesitan controlar su nivel de cholesterol en la sangre, consulte a su médico si está si está medicamentos para reducir el cholesterol, nutricionalmente no apropiado para mujeres embarazadas o en perlodo de lactancia y niños menores de 5 años, el cholesterol alto es uno de los factors de riesgo para la enfermedad coronaria, la enfermedad cardiovascular es multifactorial por lo que puede necesitar mejorar mós de un factor para reducir el riesgo, should you avoid a consumption of more than 3g per day of plant sterols, this product is not intended for people who do not need to control the level of cholesterol in the blood, consult your doctor if you are taking medicines to reduce cholesterol, it is not suitable for gróvidas or lactating women and children up to 5 years, high cholesterol is one of the risk factors for coronary heart disease, cardiovascular disease is multifactorial so it may need to improve more than one factor to reduce risk, upfield spain, s,l,u, c/ balmes 268, plant 5 08006 barcelona

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