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Is Activia probiotic ultra-processed?

2 unit Yogurts Sold in the United States

Pack of Activia probiotic

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed 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

cultured grade a reduced fat milk, water, inulin, food starch, pectin, natural flavors, sea salt, stevia extract, guar gum, calcium citrate, lemon juice concentrate, vitamin d3, live cultures (lactobacillus bulgaricus, lactobacillus lactis, streptococcus thermophilus), LIVE and ACTIVE PROBIOTIC (bifidobacterium lactis DN 173-010, cncm i-2494)

Additives: E412 Guar gum , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

CULTURED GRADE A REDUCED FAT MILK, WATER, INULIN, FOOD STARCH, PECTIN, NATURAL FLAVORS, SEA SALT, STEVIA EXTRACT, GUAR GUM, CALCIUM CITRATE, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, VITAMIN D3, LIVE CULTURES (L. BULGARICUS, L. LACTIS, S. THERMOPHILUS), LIVE AND ACTIVE PROBIOTIC (B. LACTIS DN 173-010/CNCM I-2494).

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
2 ingredients 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,210 yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 894th. 71% of the 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 1,210 yogurts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0036632034731, last edited 10 June 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.