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Is Costa Coffee Coffee Caramel Latte Can ultra-processed?

250 ml Sweetened beverages Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Costa Coffee Coffee Caramel Latte Can

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed sweetened beverages

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 (water, coffee, 63 2), milk (fað 35%, sugar, stabilisers (cellulose, sodum carboxy methyl cellulose, carrageenan), acidity regulaters patassium bicarbonate, potassium citrate), natural flavourings

Additives: E332 Potassium citrates , E332ii Tripotassium citrate , E407 Carrageenan , E460 Cellulose , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose.

As written on the pack

coffee (water, coffee extract**)(63 2), milk (35 % fað (34 %), sugar, stabilisers (cellulose, sodum carboxy methyl cellulose, carrageenan), acidity regulaters patassium bicarbonate, potassium citrate), natural flavourings

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.

  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • E460 Cellulose A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
  • 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 550 sweetened beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 324th. 94% of the sweetened beverages 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 550 sweetened beverages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5449000276018, 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.
  • 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.