Is Graham's Peach Quark ultra-processed?

200g Fermented dairy desserts with fruits Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E160a Carotene

8 ingredients
2 additives

Less processed fermented dairy desserts with fruits

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

Quark (processing marker), peach 5%, sugar (processing marker), water, corn flour, natural flavourings (ultra-processing marker), citric acid, carotenes (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E160a Carotene , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Quark (milk) (89%), peach (5%), sugar, water, corn flour, natural flavourings, acid (citric acid), colour (carotenes)

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.

E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 281 fermented dairy desserts with fruits

From least to most processed, this one ranks 114th. 89% of the fermented dairy desserts with fruits 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 281 fermented dairy desserts with fruits, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5025840005270, last edited 14 June 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.