Coconut milks, from least to most processed

We track 13 coconut milks, 69% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Light Coconut Milk.

What makes coconut milks ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of coconut milks that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (3)

  1. 1 Light Coconut Milk Santa Maria NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Coconut Milk Spicefield · 400 ml NOVA group 1
  3. 3 Organic Coconut Milk Unsweetened Califia Farms · 48 oz NOVA group 1

Processed food (1)

  1. 4 Coconut Organic Unsweetened Malk · 28 fl oz NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (9)

  1. 5 lite coconut milk Thai Kitchen · 403 ml. NOVA group 4
  2. 6 Light Coconut Milk Blue dragon · 400ml NOVA group 4
  3. 7 Ekologisk Kokosmjölk Änglamark · 400 ml NOVA group 4
  4. 8 Coconut Milk Light Taste from Asia · 400 ml NOVA group 4
  5. 9 Coconut Milk Blue Dragon · 400ml NOVA group 4
  6. 10 Coconut Milk Beverage Vanilla Shelf Stable So Delicious Dairy Free NOVA group 4
  7. 11 Reduced fat coconut milk M&S Food · 400 ml NOVA group 4
  8. 12 Coconut Milk Silk NOVA group 4
  9. 13 Coco & Almond Alpro · 1 L NOVA group 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.