Is Essential Waitrose Unsweetened Soya ultra-processed?

1L Unsweetened plain soy-based drinks 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:

Flavouring

10 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed unsweetened plain soy-based drinks

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

Water, hulled soya bean 9%, tricalcium phosphate, flavouring (ultra-processing marker), stabiliser (gellan gum), Vitamin B12, vitamins, vitamin B2, Vitamin D

As written on the pack

Water, hulled soya bean (9%), tricalcium phosphate, flavouring, stabiliser (gellan gum) Vitamin B12, Vitamin B2, Vitamin D

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 21 unsweetened plain soy-based drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 81% of the unsweetened plain soy-based drinks 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 21 unsweetened plain soy-based drinks, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169003756, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.