Coconut oil
Coconut oil is one of the markers Open Food Facts uses to classify a food as ultra-processed (NOVA group 4).
What it is and why it counts
An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
These are extracted from foods or derived from them industrially: refined sugars made from starch, isolated proteins and fibres, modified starches and oils. NOVA calls them "substances of no or rare culinary use", the other defining sign of an ultra-processed food.
Where it turns up
Coconut oil appears in 8 of the 40,000 products on this site (0%).
- Breakfast biscuit
- Breakfast cereals
- Breakfast cereals rich in fibre fortified with vitamins and chemical elements
- Candies
- Creamer
- Gummi candies
Products containing coconut oil
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Fruit loops
Kellogg's
NOVA group
4
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Apple Jacks
Kellogg's · 8.9 oz
NOVA group
4
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French Vanilla Coffee Mate Zero Sugar
Nestlé Coffee mate · 18
NOVA group
4
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Froot Loops
Kellogg's · 470 g
NOVA group
4
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Fruitella
Perfetti · 41 g
NOVA group
4
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Pancakes
Pâtissier · 240 g
NOVA group
4
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Gummy Worms
Smart Sweets · 50 g
NOVA group
4
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Chokladsås
ICA
NOVA group
4