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Is Brooklea Cholesterol Yogurt Drink ultra-processed?

Yogurt drinks Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Brooklea Cholesterol Yogurt Drink

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
  • 3 additives

Less processed yogurt 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

low fat yogurt, water, plant sterols 2%, modified maize starch, concentrated lemon juice, maltodextrin, emulsifier, sucrose esters of fatty acids, stabiliser, pectins, sweetener, sucralose, vitamin b1, flavourings, preservatives, fn ty 2 v b

Additives: E440 Pectins , E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

low fat yogurt (milk), water, plant sterols (2%), modified maize starch, concentrated lemon juice, maltodextrin, emulsifier, sucrose esters of fatty acids, stabiliser, pectins, sweetener, sucralose, vitamin b1, allergy advice: for allergens, see ingredients in bold, dietary advice: suitable for vegetarians, no artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives, fn ty 2 v b

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.
  • E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
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  • 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.

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.
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.

  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 67 yogurt drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 65th. 94% of the yogurt 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 67 yogurt drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600125121, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.