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Is Costa capuchino capsules ultra-processed?

Capsules Sold in Ireland

Pack of Costa capuchino capsules

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 5 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed capsules

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

coffee capsule (ground coffee, milk capsule), whole milk powder, sugar

As written on the pack

COFFEE CAPSULE: ROASTED & GROUND COFFEE¹. MILK CAPSULE: WHOLE MILK POWDER, SUGAR. ALLERGY ADVICE: FOR ALLERGENS SEE INGREDIENTS IN BOLD. MAY CONTAIN SOYA. SUITABLE FOR VEGETARIANS. PACKAGED IN A PROTECTIVE ATMOSPHERE.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

Culinary ingredients

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 8 capsules

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 50% of the capsules 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 8 capsules, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5012547001827, last edited 2 April 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.