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Is 365 Whole Foods Market Original Soy Non-Dairy Beverage ultra-processed?

1/2 gallon Unsweetened plain soy-based drinks Sold in the United States

Pack of 365 Whole Foods Market Original Soy Non-Dairy Beverage

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Less processed unsweetened plain soy-based drinks

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

soymilk (filtered water, soybeans), calcium carbonate, locust bean gum, sea salt, natural flavors, gellan gum, vitamin a palmitate, ergocalciferol, riboflavin, cyanocobalamin

Additives: E410 Locust bean gum , E418 Gellan gum

As written on the pack

ORGANIC SOYMILK (FILTERED WATER, WHOLE ORGANIC SOYBEANS), CALCIUM CARBONATE, ORGANIC LOCUST BEAN GUM, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, GELLAN GUM, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, ERGOCALCIFEROL (VITAMIN D2), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), CYANOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN B12).

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E418 Gellan gum Stabilisers are substances which make it possible to maintain the physico-chemical state of a foodstuff; stabilisers include substances which enable the maintenance of a homogenous dispersion of two or more immiscible substances in a foodstuff, substances which stabilise, retain or intensify an existing colour of a foodstuff and substances which increase the binding capacity of the food, including the formation of cross-links between proteins enabling the binding of food pieces into re-constituted food.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 21 unsweetened plain soy-based drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 81% of the unsweetened plain soy-based drinks here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 21 unsweetened plain soy-based drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0099482417031, last edited 19 January 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.