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Is Brooklea KEFIR YOGURT DRINK Mixed Berry ultra-processed?

Kefir Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Brooklea KEFIR YOGURT DRINK Mixed Berry

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed kefir

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

Natural kefir, kefir cultures, raspberry, strawberry, blackberry fruit preparation (raspberry, strawberry, blackberry, sugar, water, maize starch, raspberry juice, plant extract (carrot, hibiscus), flavouring, strawberry juice concentrate, blackberry, lemon juice concentrate)

As written on the pack

Natural kefir (milk), kefir cultures (milk), raspberry, strawberry , blackberry fruit preparation (raspberry, strawberry, blackberry, sugar, water, maize starch, raspberry juice concentrate, plant extract (carrot, hibiscus), flavouring, strawberry juice concentrate, blackberry juice from concentrate, 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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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 88 kefir

From least to most processed, this one ranks 50th. 63% of the kefir 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 88 kefir, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061463659408, last edited 24 May 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.