Unsweetened plain soy-based drinks, from least to most processed

We track 21 unsweetened plain soy-based drinks, 81% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Organic soya-based natural drink, UHT.

What makes unsweetened plain soy-based drinks ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of unsweetened plain soy-based drinks that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (4)

  1. 1 Organic soya-based natural drink, UHT Sojade · 750ml NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Organic Unsweetened Soymilk Plain West Life · 32 Fl ounces, 946 ml NOVA group 1
  3. 3 Unsweetened soya Tesco · 1 L NOVA group 1
  4. 4 Organic Soya Unsweetened U.H.T. Alpro · 1L NOVA group 1

Ultra-processed food (17)

  1. 5 Unsweetened Soya Essential Waitrose · 1L NOVA group 4
  2. 6 Unsweetened Organic Fortified Soy Beverage Natura · 946 mL NOVA group 4
  3. 7 Soya Drink Original Alpro · 1l NOVA group 4
  4. 8 Uht unsweetened soya Morrisons · 1 L NOVA group 4
  5. 9 Unsweetened UHT Soya Drink Actileaf · 1 litre NOVA group 4
  6. 10 Soya Milk Acti Leaf · 1L NOVA group 4
  7. 11 Shelf Stable Original Soymilk Silk NOVA group 4
  8. 12 Soya Unsweetened Drink Plant-Based by Asda · 1 l NOVA group 4
  9. 13 No Sugars Soya Alpro · 1 l NOVA group 4
  10. 14 Everyday Essentials Soya Unsweetened Aldi · 1L NOVA group 4
  11. 15 Unsweetened Soya Sainsbury's · 1l NOVA group 4
  12. 16 Soya Unsweetened plant based Lidl · 1000 ml NOVA group 4
  13. 17 Original Soy Non-Dairy Beverage 365 Whole Foods Market · 1/2 gallon NOVA group 4
  14. 18 Soya Light Drink Alpro · 1 l NOVA group 4
  15. 19 Soya Milk No Sugars Lidl · 1 l NOVA group 4
  16. 20 So Good Regular Soy Sanitarium · 1 l NOVA group 4
  17. 21 Protein Soy Unsweetened Silk · 1.89 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.