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Is Grahams Kefir Goodness cherry kefir ultra-processed?

500 ml Kefir Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Grahams Kefir Goodness cherry kefir

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:

  • 22 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed kefir

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

Pasteurised cows milk fermented with live kefir cultures 86%, cherry puree 6%, sugar, water, cornflour, concentrated lemon juice, natural colour, natural flavouring, lactase enzyme, Contains 13 live cultures including (Bifidobacterium Lactis), lactobacillus acidophilus, lactobacillus rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium Infantis, L, Paracasei, L, Fermentum, streptococcus thermophilus, lactobacillus lactis, Allerdons (For allergens see ingredients)

As written on the pack

Pasteurised cows milk fermented with live kefir cultures* (86%), cherry puree (6%), sugar, water, cornflour, concentrated lemon juice, natural colour, natural flavouring, lactase enzyme. *Contains 13 live cultures including: Bifidobacterium Lactis, L. Acidophilus, L. Rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium Infantis, L. Paracasei, L. Fermentum, S. Thermophilus, L. Delbrueckii Subsp. Lactis. Allerdons: For allergens see ingredients

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.

  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 88 kefir

From least to most processed, this one ranks 62nd. 63% of the kefir 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 88 kefir, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5025840004839, last edited 29 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.