Is Avonmore Low Fat Super Milk ultra-processed?

1l Semi-skimmed milks Sold in Ireland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Lactose
E327 Calcium lactate

9 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score B

Less processed semi-skimmed milks

Fairlife 2% Reduced Fat ultra-filtered milk Fa!rlife 4 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Semi Skimmed 1.8% Fat Milk Sainsbury's 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
LactoFree Semi Skimmed Milk Drink 1 Litre Arla 4 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Semi Skimmed Milk Tesco 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1

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

Fat Milk 1%, Calcium Lactate (ultra-processing marker), Vitamin E, Vitamin D3, Lactose (ultra-processing marker), vitamins, vitamin B2, Riboflavin, Folic Acid

Additives: E327 Calcium lactate

As written on the pack

1% Fat Milk, Calcium Lactate, Vitamin E, Vitamin D3, Lactose (Milk), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Folic Acid.

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.

E327 Calcium lactate Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.

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.

Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 77 semi-skimmed milks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 76th. 4% of the semi-skimmed milks 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 77 semi-skimmed milks, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5011056020428, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.