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Yes — Reduced fat coconut milk is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF). It contains coconut extract (25%), which has been pre-identified as a UPF ingredient, and a stabiliser (sodium carboxy methyl cellulose), which is an industrial additive (a cellulose gum used as a thickener/stabiliser). The presence of these industrially processed ingredients and additives moves the product into the ultra-processed category according to NOVA.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other drinks Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
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Not UPF
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Creamy & Enriched Oat Milk
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Almond Drink organic - Rude Health - 1 imp
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Organic Barista Oat
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Not UPF
Almond Milk
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Not UPF
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Not UPF
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Hafer Barista light
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Yes — Reduced fat coconut milk by Aldi is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF). It contains coconut extract (25%), which has been pre-identified as a UPF ingredient, and a stabiliser (sodium carboxy methyl cellulose), which is an industrial additive (a cellulose gum used as a thickener/stabiliser). The presence of these industrially processed ingredients and additives moves the product into the ultra-processed category according to NOVA.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Reduced fat coconut milk as an ultra-processed marker: coconut extract. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Coconut milk by Plenish, Coconut Milk by Biona Organic, Coconut milk by Tropical sun. See the healthier alternatives above for details.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.
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Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.
