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Is Activia Gut Health Strawberry ultra-processed?

Strawberry yogurts Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Activia Gut Health Strawberry

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed fruit yogurts

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

fat free yogurt, strawberry 12%, oligofructose (fibre), flavourings, modified maize starch, pectin, carrageenan, black carrot concentrate, sodium citrate, lactic acid, acesulfame k, sucralose, vitamin d, cultures (lactobacillus bulgaricus, streptococcus thermophilus, lactococcus lactis, bifidobacterium lactis (bifidus actiregularis))

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E407 Carrageenan , E440 Pectins , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

fat free yogurt (milk), strawberry (12%), oligofructose (fibre), flavourings, modified maize starch, stabilisers (pectin, carrageenan), black carrot concentrate, acidity regulators (sodium citrate, lactic acid), sweeteners (acesulfame k, sucralose), vitamin d, cultures (lactobacillus bulgaricus, streptococcus thermophilus, lactococcus lactis, bifidobacterium lactis (bifidus actiregularis)).

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.

  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.

  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 24 strawberry yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 23rd. 96% of the strawberry yogurts 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 24 strawberry yogurts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060360506289, last edited 10 August 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.