Is Asda Fromage frais pots ultra-processed?

6 x 50 g Fermented dairy desserts Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

12 ingredients
2 additives

Less processed fermented dairy desserts

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

Fromage Frais, Raspberry Purée 10%, Sugar (processing marker), Cream, Calcium Citrate, Cornflour, Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Concentrated Black Carrot Juice, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Sodium Citrates), Vitamin D

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates

As written on the pack

Fromage Frais (Milk), Raspberry Purée (10%), Sugar, Cream (Milk), Calcium Citrate, Cornflour, Flavourings, Concentrated Black Carrot Juice, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, Sodium Citrates), Vitamin D.

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.

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.

Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,290 fermented dairy desserts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 603rd. 70% of the fermented dairy desserts 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 1,290 fermented dairy desserts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5054781337003, 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.