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Is alpro almond milk ultra-processed?

Milk substitutes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of alpro almond milk

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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Less processed milk substitutes

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

water, almond 2.3%, calcium (calcium carbonate), sea salt, stabilisers (guar gum, gellan gum), natural flavouring, emulsifier (lecithins), vitamins, vitamin b12, vitamin d2, vitamin e, potassium iodide

Additives: E412 Guar gum , E418 Gellan gum , potassium iodide

As written on the pack

water, almond (2,3%), calcium (calcium carbonate), sea salt, stabilisers (guar gum, gellan gum), natural flavouring, emulsifier (lecithins) vitamins b12, d2, e, potassium iodide, for allergens, see ingredients in bold, may contain traces of nuts (no peanuts), free from dairy and gluten

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.
  • E418 Gellan gum Stabilisers are substances which make it possible to maintain the physico-chemical state of a foodstuff; stabilisers include substances which enable the maintenance of a homogenous dispersion of two or more immiscible substances in a foodstuff, substances which stabilise, retain or intensify an existing colour of a foodstuff and substances which increase the binding capacity of the food, including the formation of cross-links between proteins enabling the binding of food pieces into re-constituted food.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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 735 milk substitutes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 586th. 73% of the milk substitutes 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 735 milk substitutes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5411188139904, last edited 13 July 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.