Is Alcafé Coffee Whitener ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 12 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed milk substitutes
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
dried glucose syrup (ultra-processing marker), coconut oil (processing marker), stabilisers (potassium phosphates), polyphosphates (ultra-processing marker), milk proteins (ultra-processing marker), emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and diglyceride of fatty acids), anti-caking agent (processing marker) (silicon diaxide), colour (ultra-processing marker) (carotenes (ultra-processing marker))
Additives: E160a Carotene , E340 Potassium phosphates , E452 Polyphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
dried glucose syrup, coconut oil, stabilisers: potassium phosphates, polyphosphates, milk proteins, emulsifier: mono-and diglyceride of fatty acids, anti-caking agent: silicon diaxide, colour: carotenes
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.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E452 Polyphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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.
- Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 737 milk substitutes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 730th. 73% of the milk substitutes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600205427, last edited 27 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.