Is Arla Nordic Oats Barista ultra-processed?

Oat-based drinks Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Gluten

50 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed oat-based drinks

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

Vand, havre 12%, rapsolie, majsfibre, salt (processing marker), surheds, regulerendemiddel (kaliumfosfat, kaliumcitrat), stabiliseringsmiddel (gellangummi), vitamin D og folinsyre (vitamin B9), Allergener (Gluten (ultra-processing marker), INGREDIENSER Vatten), havre 12%, rapsolja, majsfiber, salt (processing marker), surhets, reglerande medel (kaliumfosfat, kaliumcitrat), stabiliserings, medel (gellangummi), vitamin D, folsyra (vitamin B9), nutritional information per, næringsindhold per, NÅRINGSVÄRDE PER 100 ML by, Danmark, n, arladanmark Energy, Energi Fat, Fedt, Fett by, Danmark, 66 99, RING of which saturates, heraf mættede fedtsyrer, varav mättat fett Carbohydrate, Kulhydrat, Kolhydrat of which sugars, heraf sukkerarter, varav sockerarter Fibre, Fiber 255 kJ, 61 kcal 3%

As written on the pack

Vand, HAVRE (12%), rapsolie, majsfibre, salt, surheds - regulerendemiddel (kaliumfosfat, kaliumcitrat), stabiliseringsmiddel (gellangummi), vitamin D og folinsyre (vitamin B9). Allergener: Gluten. INGREDIENSER Vatten, havre (12%), rapsolja, majsfiber, salt, surhets - reglerande medel (kaliumfosfat, kaliumcitrat), stabiliserings - medel (gellangummi), vitamin D, folsyra (vitamin B9). NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION PER 100 ML/ NÆRINGSINDHOLD PER 100 ML/ NÅRINGSVÄRDE PER 100 ML by, Danmark. n/arladanmark Energy/Energi Fat/Fedt/Fett by, Danmark. 66 99, RING of which saturates/heraf mættede fedtsyrer/varav mättat fett Carbohydrate/Kulhydrat/Kolhydrat of which sugars / heraf sukkerarter/ varav sockerarter Fibre/Fiber 255 kJ/61 kcal 3,0 g 0,2g 7,4 g 3,9 g 1,0 g

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.

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 188 oat-based drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 84th. 62% of the oat-based drinks 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 188 oat-based drinks, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5711953176630, last edited 2 April 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.