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Is Devondale Thickened cream ultra-processed?

Milks Sold in Australia

Pack of Devondale Thickened cream

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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 8 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed milks

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

Cream, milk, milk, emulsifiers (soy lecithin, 401, 410, 412, 415, 433‚471), Milkfat 35%, Made in Australia from 99% Australian ingredients Cap Carton E PROUDLY Check Locally Get the latest recycling advice at arl.org.au

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E401 Sodium alginate , E410 Locust bean gum , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E433 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E401 Sodium alginate, E410 Locust bean gum, E412 Guar gum, E415 Xanthan gum, E433 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate, E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids.

As written on the pack

Cream (milk), milk, milk solids, emulsifiers (soy lecithin, 401, 410, 412, 415, 433,471). 35% Milkfat. CONTAINS: Milk, soy. Made in Australia from 99% Australian ingredients Cap Carton E PROUDLY Check Locally Get the latest recycling advice at arl.org.au

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.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E401 Sodium alginate 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.
  • 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.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E433 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate Polysorbate 80 is a synthetic emulsifier used in ice cream and some sauces to keep fats evenly dispersed.
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How the NOVA groups work

Among 440 milks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 436th. 24% of the milks 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 440 milks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9300639609294, last edited 30 May 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.