Is Dairy Manor Reduced Fat Crème Fraîche ultra-processed?

Creams Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E440 Pectins

7 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Less processed creams

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

** Crème Fraiche 98%, Tapioca Starch (processing marker), Stabiliser (Pectins (ultra-processing marker)), Sugar (processing marker), Storage Instructions (Keep refrigerated)

Additives: E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

98% Reduced Fat** Crème Fraiche (Milk), Tapioca Starch, Stabiliser: Pectins; Sugar. Allergy Advice: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. Storage Instructions: Keep refrigerated.

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.

E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.

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 174 creams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 103rd. 55% of the creams 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 174 creams, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489756156, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.