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Is Dr. Oetker smoothie bowl ultra-processed?

200g Smoothies Sold in Finland

Pack of Dr. Oetker smoothie bowl

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed smoothies

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

av jordgubb 43%, äppeljuice från koncentrat 25%, banan 17%, aronia 7%, fläderblom sirap 2.7% (socker, vatten, syra (citronsyra), fläderblom extract, naturlig arom), stärkelse, linfrön 0.8%, förtjockningsmedel (pektiner), morotskoncentrat, svartvinbärskoncebtrat

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

43% bitar av jordgubb, 25% äppeljuice från koncentrat, 17% banan, 7% aroniajuice, 2,7% fläderblom sirap (socker, vatten, syra (citronsyra), fläderblom extract, naturlig arom), stärkelse, 0,8% krossade linfrön, förtjockningsmedel (pektiner), morotskoncentrat, svartvinbärskoncebtrat.

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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
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 109 smoothies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 105th. 37% of the smoothies 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 109 smoothies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 42463870, last edited 8 April 2025), 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.