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Is Activia Probiotic vanilla yoghurt ultra-processed?

4 x 125 g Bifidus yogurts Sold in Australia

Pack of Activia Probiotic vanilla yoghurt

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
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed bifidus 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

Whole milk, water, milk, thickener (1442), lemon pulp, live lactic acid cultures (Bifidobacterium animalis subspecies lactis CNCM 1-2494, Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactococcus lactis, Lactobacillus bulgaricus), natural flavours, lactase, locust bean gum, vanilla bean 0.013%, stevia leaf extract, sea salt, natural colour (carotene)

Additives: E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate , E410 Locust bean gum , E960 Steviol glycosides

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate.

As written on the pack

Whole milk, water, milk solids, thickener (1442), lemon pulp, live lactic acid cultures (Bifidobacterium animalis subspecies lactis CNCM 1-2494, Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactococcus lactis and Lactobacillus bulgaricus), natural flavours, lactase, locust bean gum, vanilla bean (0.013%), stevia leaf extract, sea salt, natural colour (carotene).

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.

  • E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate is a chemically modified starch used to thicken and stabilise desserts, sauces and soups.
  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
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 32 bifidus yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 88% of the bifidus 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 32 bifidus yogurts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9344962000069, last edited 6 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.