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Is Activia yougurt ultra-processed?

115 g Cow milk yogurts Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Activia yougurt

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed cow milk 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

Yogurt, Apricot 8%, Sugar, Tapioca starch, Carrot juice, Stabiliser (Pectin), Milk minerals, Natural flavourings, see ingredients underlined, 382, 91 2.8 1.9 12.3 11.9 Protein (g), 3.9 Salt (g), 0.14 Calcium (% ri), 150 19%, Carbohydrate (g), of which sugars (g), Corporation FR 76.260.001 CE LOOK SMELL TASTE DON'T WASTE Per Per serving, 439, 105 3.2 2.2 v 14.1 13.7 4.5 0.16 172 % ri, ssessme 5 5 11 5 15 3 21

Additives: E150 Caramel , E172 Iron oxides and iron hydroxides , E440 Pectins

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150 Caramel, E172 Iron oxides and iron hydroxides.

As written on the pack

Yogurt (Milk), Apricot (8%), Sugar, Tapioca starch, Carrot juice concentrate, Stabiliser (Pectin), Milk minerals, Natural flavourings. For allergens, see ingredients underlined. 382/91 2.8 1.9 12.3 11.9 Protein (g) 3.9 Salt (g) 0.14 Calcium (mg) (% RI*) 150 (19%) Carbohydrate (g) of which sugars (g) Corporation FR 76.260.001 CE LOOK SMELL TASTE DON'T WASTE Per Per serving 100g (115g) 439/105 3.2 2.2 V Suitable for vegetarians 14.1 13.7 4.5 0.16 172 % RI* (115g) SSESSME 5 5 11 5 15 3 21

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.

  • E150 Caramel A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • E172 Iron oxides and iron hydroxides Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • 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.
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.

  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 127 cow milk yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 113th. 57% of the cow milk 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 127 cow milk yogurts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060360506104, last edited 10 March 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.