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Is Elmlea Double Light Cream ultra-processed?

270ml Creams Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Elmlea Double Light 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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 4 additives

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

buttermilk 71%, vegetable oils (palm, pu coconut, rapeseed), emulsifiers (sõya lecithin, one, suctose esters of fatty acids), stabilizers, guar gum, en ys76 emlea is committed to sustainable palm oil, e

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E412 Guar gum , E570 Fatty acids

As written on the pack

buttermilk 71%, vegetable oils (palm, pu coconut, rapeseed), emulsifiers (sõya lecithin, one, suctose esters of fatty acids), stabilizers (guar gum, en ys76 emlea is committed to sustainable palm oil, 270ml e

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.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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.

  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 175 creams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 141st. 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 175 creams, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8719200204782, last edited 3 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.