Is Brooklea Greek Authentic Yogurt with Honey ultra-processed?

150g Greek-style yogurts Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E440 Pectins

12 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score B

Less processed greek-style 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

Fat Free Strained Greek Yogurt 80% (Skimmed Milk, Yogurt Cultures (lactobacillus bulgaricus, streptococcus thermophilus)), Water, Sugar (processing marker), Honey (processing marker) 4.4%, Starch (processing marker), Stabiliser (Pectins (ultra-processing marker)), Lemon Juice Concentrate

Additives: E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Fat Free Strained Greek Yogurt (80%) (Skimmed Milk, Yogurt Cultures (L. bulgaricus, S. thermophilus)), Water, Sugar, Honey (4.4%), Starch, Stabiliser: Pectins, Lemon Juice Concentrate

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.

3 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.

Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 359 greek-style yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 215th. 53% of the greek-style yogurts 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 359 greek-style yogurts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600447117, last edited 8 June 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.