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Is Arla Yord Vanilla ultra-processed?

400g Yogurts Sold in the United Kingdom and Denmark

Pack of Arla Yord Vanilla

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:

  • 82 ingredients
  • 3 additives

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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, oats 9%, sugar 3.3%, maize starch, rapeseed off protein, rice starch, maize fibre, natural flavourings, gelling agent (agar), salt, natural a flavour, thickener (pectin), lemon juice concentrate, vanilla bean, firming g calcium citrates, vitamins, vitamin D, folic acid (vitamin B9), cultures (Streptococcus thermophilus lactobacillus bulgaricus), including cereals containing g please see ingredients in bold, synet havreprodukt med vanilje, beriget med vitamin d og folinsyre (vitamin ingredienser (Vand), havre, sukker, majsstivelse, rapsolie, favabanneprata festivelse, majsfibrer, naturlige aromaer, geleringsmiddel (agar), salt, naturlig vaniljearm fartykningsmiddel (pektin), citronsaftkoncentrat, vaniljekorn, konsistensmiddel Balciumcitrat), vitamin D, folinsyre (vitamin B9), syrningskultur (Streptococcus thermophil lactobacillus bulgaricus), Allergener (Gluten, tyrad havreprodukt med vanilj), berikad med vitamin d och folsyra (vitamin b ingredienser (Vatten), havre, socker, majsstärkelse, rapsolja, favabonprotein Parkelse, majsfibrer, naturliga aromer, geleringsmedel (agar), salt, naturlig vaniljar bacumcitrat), vitamin D, folsyra (vitamin B9), syrningskultur (Streptococcus thermophil ckningsmedel (pektin), citronjuicekoncentrat, mald vaniljstång, konsistensmede lactobacillus bulgaricus), nitritional information per, newingsindhold per, RINGSVARDE PER 100 G Energy, Energi STORAGE CONDITIONS, opbevaring, FORVARING Keep refrigerated, max 5°C, 3-4

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E406 Agar , E440 Pectins

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E100 Curcumin.

As written on the pack

Water, oats (9%), sugar (3,3%), maize starch, rapeseed off protein, rice starch, maize fibre, natural flavourings, gelling agent (agar), salt, natural a flavour, thickener (pectin), lemon juice concentrate, vanilla bean powder, firming g calcium citrates), vitamin D, folic acid (vitamin B9), cultures (Streptococcus thermophilus Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. Bulgaricus). For allergens, including cereals containing g please see ingredients in bold. SYNET HAVREPRODUKT MED VANILJE, BERIGET MED VITAMIN D OG FOLINSYRE (VITAMIN INGREDIENSER: Vand, HAVRE (9%), sukker (3,3%), majsstivelse, rapsolie, favabanneprata festivelse, majsfibrer, naturlige aromaer, geleringsmiddel (agar), salt, naturlig vaniljearm fartykningsmiddel (pektin), citronsaftkoncentrat, vaniljekorn, konsistensmiddel Balciumcitrat), vitamin D, folinsyre (vitamin B9), syrningskultur (Streptococcus thermophil Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus.) Allergener: Gluten. TYRAD HAVREPRODUKT MED VANILJ, BERIKAD MED VITAMIN D OCH FOLSYRA (VITAMIN B INGREDIENSER: Vatten, havre (9%), socker (3,3%), majsstärkelse, rapsolja, favabonprotein Parkelse, majsfibrer, naturliga aromer, geleringsmedel (agar), salt, naturlig vaniljar bacumcitrat), vitamin D, folsyra (vitamin B9), syrningskultur (Streptococcus thermophil ckningsmedel (pektin), citronjuicekoncentrat, mald vaniljstång, konsistensmede Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. Bulgaricus.) NITRITIONAL INFORMATION PER 100 G/ NEWINGSINDHOLD PER 100 G/ RINGSVARDE PER 100 G Energy/Energi STORAGE CONDITIONS/ OPBEVARING/FORVARING Keep refrigerated, max 5°C. 3-4

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.

  • E100 Curcumin 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.
  • E406 Agar A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • 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.
  • Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

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.
  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
3 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,210 yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1167th. 71% of the 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 1,210 yogurts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5711953176708, last edited 27 February 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.