Alpro

Alpro yoghurt

Q: Is Alpro yoghurt ultra-processed?

Yes, Alpro yoghurt is ultra-processed. It is classified as NOVA Group 4 (ultra-processed food products). These are industrial formulations containing additives such as emulsifiers, flavourings, or preservatives not typically found in home cooking. Classified as ultra-processed because the ingredients include industrial additives and refined components: soluble corn fibre, natural flavourings, modified starch, stabilisers (pectins), antioxidants (tocopherol-rich extract, fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid). These are extracted/isolated additives and processing aids characteristic of NOVA ultra-processed foods.

Q: Is Alpro yoghurt a UPF?

Yes, Alpro yoghurt is ultra-processed. It is classified as NOVA Group 4 (ultra-processed food products). These are industrial formulations containing additives such as emulsifiers, flavourings, or preservatives not typically found in home cooking. Classified as ultra-processed because the ingredients include industrial additives and refined components: soluble corn fibre, natural flavourings, modified starch, stabilisers (pectins), antioxidants (tocopherol-rich extract, fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid). These are extracted/isolated additives and processing aids characteristic of NOVA ultra-processed foods.

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Ultra-Processed Food

NOVA Classification

Classified as ultra-processed because the ingredients include industrial additives and refined components: soluble corn fibre, natural flavourings, modified starch, stabilisers (pectins), antioxidants (tocopherol-rich extract, fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid). These are extracted/isolated additives and processing aids characteristic of NOVA ultra-processed foods.

NOVA Group 4 — Ultra-processed food products

Ingredients

soya base (water) hulled soya beans (9.4%) strawberry (8%) sugar soluble corn fibre calcium (tri-calciumcitrate) natural flavourings carrot extract modified starch stabilisers (pectins) acidity regulators (citric acid, sodium citrates) sea salt antioxidants (tocopherol-rich extract, fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid) vitamins (b2) b12 d2 yogurt cultures (s. thermophilus, l. bulgaricus) l. acidophilus

Allergens

gluten soya

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Understanding NOVA

1 Unprocessed

2 Processed ingredients

3 Processed

4 Ultra-processed

The NOVA system classifies foods into four groups based on how much industrial processing they've undergone. This product falls into Group 4 — ultra-processed food products containing industrial additives such as emulsifiers, flavour enhancers, or hydrogenated oils.

Product information comes from public databases and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.

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