Is Carnation Vegan Condensed Milk ultra-processed?

370 g Products without gluten Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

sugar (processing marker), water, rice flour (ultra-processing marker) 10%, sunflower oil (processing marker), oat flour 7%

As written on the pack

sugar, water, hydrolysed rice flour (10%), sunflower oil, oat flour (7%), gluten free oats used may contain milk traces

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Rice flour An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

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.

Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 48th. 74% of the products without gluten 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7613039937068, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.