Is Bonsoy Soy Milk ultra-processed?

Yes, Bonsoy Soy Milk 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 UPF because it contains tapioca syrup, which is an industrially processed refined syrup ingredient under the NOVA system. Other ingredients (water, whole soybeans, sea salt, Job's tears, calcium carbonate) are not UPF, but presence of any UPF ingredient makes the product UPF overall.

Is Bonsoy Soy Milk a UPF?

Yes, Bonsoy Soy Milk 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 UPF because it contains tapioca syrup, which is an industrially processed refined syrup ingredient under the NOVA system. Other ingredients (water, whole soybeans, sea salt, Job's tears, calcium carbonate) are not UPF, but presence of any UPF ingredient makes the product UPF overall.

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Ultra-Processed Food

NOVA Classification

Classified as UPF because it contains tapioca syrup, which is an industrially processed refined syrup ingredient under the NOVA system. Other ingredients (water, whole soybeans, sea salt, Job's tears, calcium carbonate) are not UPF, but presence of any UPF ingredient makes the product UPF overall.

NOVA Group 4 — Ultra-processed food products

Ingredients

filtered water organic whole soybeans 14% tapioca syrup sea salt job's tears (hato mugi) calcium carbonate

Allergens

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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