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Is Chobani Greek Yogurt Black Cherry on the Bottom ultra-processed?

5.3 OZ (150g) Greek-style yogurts Sold in the United States

Pack of Chobani Greek Yogurt Black Cherry on the Bottom

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

nonfat milk, black cherries, cane sugar, water, fruit pectin, cherry juice, natural flavors, locust bean gum, guar gum, lemon juice concentrate, 6 live, active cultures (streptococcus thermophilus), lactobacillus bulgaricus, lactobacillus acidophilus, bobant.com Bifidus, lactobacillus casei, and lactobacillus rhamnosus

Additives: E410 Locust bean gum , E412 Guar gum , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Cultured nonfat milk, black cherries, cane sugar, water, fruit pectin, cherry juice concentrate, natural flavors, locust bean gum, guar gum, lemon juice concentrate. 6 live and active cultures: S. Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus, L. Acidophilus, bobant.com Bifidus, L. Casei, and L. Rhamnosus.

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.

  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • 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.
1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 359 greek-style yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 308th. 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 0894700010168, last edited 29 August 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.