Is Elmhurst Oat Barista ultra-processed?

Plant-based milk alternatives Sold in the United States

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar

8 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed plant-based milk alternatives

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

Filtered Water, Oats, Contains 2% and Less of (Cane Sugar (processing marker)), Dipotassium Phosphate, Salt (processing marker), nospr BEST SERVED CHILLED, REFRIGERATE and USE 7-10 DAYS

Additives: E340 Potassium phosphates , E340ii Dipotassium phosphate

As written on the pack

Filtered Water, Whole Grain Oats, Contains 2% or Less of: Cane Sugar, Dipotassium Phosphate, Salt. nospr BEST SERVED CHILLED. REFRIGERATE & USE 7-10 DAYS

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 593 plant-based milk alternatives

From least to most processed, this one ranks 148th. 71% of the plant-based milk alternatives 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 593 plant-based milk alternatives, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0018944002059, last edited 9 August 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.