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Is Baileys - Original Irish Cream ultra-processed?

0,7 Liter Alcoholic beverages Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and 8 more countries

Pack of Baileys - Original Irish Cream

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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 4 additives

Less processed alcoholic beverages

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, cream, sugar (S), alcohol, maltodextrin, milk protein, flavourings, irish whiskey, caustic sulphite caramel, mono- and DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS, trisodium citrate

Additives: E150b Caustic sulphite caramel , E331 Sodium citrates , E331iii Trisodium citrate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

WATER, CREAM (MILK), SUGAR(S), ALCOHOL, MALTODEXTRIN, MILK PROTEIN, FLAVOURINGS, IRISH WHISKEY, COLOUR: CAUSTIC SULPHITE CARAMEL, EMULSIFIER: MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS, ACIDITY REGULATOR: TRISODIUM CITRATE

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.

  • E150b Caustic sulphite caramel 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.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
2 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.

  • Alcoholic beverages Products in the category "Alcoholic beverages" are at least group 3.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 170 alcoholic beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 166th. 31% of the alcoholic beverages 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 170 alcoholic beverages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5011013100156, last edited 1 October 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.