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Is Benecol ultra-processed?

405g Fermented milk drinks Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Benecol

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
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed fermented milk drinks

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

Yogurt 85% (skimmed milk, yogurt cultures), Water, Plant Stanol Ester (plant stanols 3%), Lemon juice, Stabiliser (pectin), Sweetener (sucralose), Vitamin B1

Additives: E440 Pectins , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Yogurt (85%) (skimmed milk, yogurt cultures), Water, Plant Stanol Ester (plant stanols 3%), Lemon juice, Stabiliser (pectin), Sweetener (sucralose), Vitamin B1.

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.

  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 196 fermented milk drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 146th. 76% of the fermented milk drinks 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 196 fermented milk drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5055940100513, 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.