Is Astro BioBest Probiotic Yogurt ultra-processed?

750 g Cow milk yogurts Sold in Canada

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Milk proteins
E406 Agar
E440 Pectins

12 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed cow 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

Skim milk, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin A (beta-carotene, vitamin D3), Cream, Whey protein (ultra-processing marker), Milk protein concentrate (ultra-processing marker), Agar (ultra-processing marker), Pectin (ultra-processing marker), Lactase, Active bacterial cultures

Additives: E406 Agar , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Skim milk, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin A [beta-carotene, vitamin D3], Cream, Whey protein concentrate, Milk protein concentrate, Agar, Pectin, Lactase, Active bacterial cultures

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.

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.

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.

Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 127 cow milk yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 104th. 57% of the cow 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 127 cow milk yogurts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0068200347448, last edited 18 May 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.