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Is Alpro vanilla flavour ultra-processed?

Soy milk yogurts Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Alpro vanilla flavour

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:

  • 22 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed soy 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

Water, Hulled soya beans 9.9%, Sugar, Pectins, Guar gum, Citric acid, Sodium citrates, Calcium (Tri-calcium phosphate), Natural flavourings, Sea salt, Carrot concentrate, Tocopherol-rich extract, Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid, Potassium L01427 at fapie os auguo Pelio iodide, vitamins, vitamin B2, vitamin B12, vitamin D2, Live cultures (streptococcus thermophilus, lactobacillus bulgaricus)

Additives: E304 Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E412 Guar gum , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Water, Hulled soya beans (9.9%), Sugar, Stabiliser (Pectins, Guar gum), Acidity regulators (Citric acid, Sodium citrates), Calcium (Tri-calcium phosphate), Natural flavourings, Sea salt, Carrot concentrate, Antioxidants (Tocopherol-rich extract, Fatty acid esters of ascorbic acid), Potassium L01427 at fapie os auguo Pelio iodide, Vitamins B2, B12, D2, Live cultures (S. thermophilus, L. bulgaricus).

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.
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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 34 soy milk yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 23rd. 82% of the soy 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 34 soy milk yogurts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5411188141501, last edited 28 August 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.