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Is Benecol Yogurt ultra-processed?

4x 120g Yogurts high in protein on a fruit layer Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Benecol Yogurt

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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed fruit 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

yogurt 79%, strawberry 8%, black cherry 8%, sugar, plant stanol ester (plant stanols 1.7%), stabilisers (modified starch, pectin), natural flavourings, carrot concentrate, lemon, carrot juice, acidity regulators (citric acid, sodium citrate)

Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

yogurt 79% (milk), strawberry 8%, black cherry 8%, sugar, plant stanol ester (plant stanols, 1.7%), stabilisers (modified starch, pectin), natural flavourings, carrot concentrate, lemon and carrot juice concentrate, acidity regulators (citric acid, sodium 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.

  • E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.

  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 12 yogurts high in protein on a fruit layer

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 92% of the yogurts high in protein on a fruit layer 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 12 yogurts high in protein on a fruit layer, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5055940101497, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.