Is Great Value French Vanilla Sugar Free Coffee Creamer ultra-processed?

Creamer Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Flavouring
Maltodextrin
Modified starch
Soya bean
E407 Carrageenan
and 8 more

22 ingredients
11 additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed creamer

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, corn syrup, soybean (ultra-processing marker), cottonseed oil (processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), less than 2% of natural, artificial flavors (ultra-processing marker), sodium caseinate (a milk derivative), dipotassium phosphate, polysorbate 60 (ultra-processing marker), mono- and diglycerides (ultra-processing marker), color added (ultra-processing marker), sodium stearoyl lactylate (ultra-processing marker), modified cornstarch (ultra-processing marker), cellulose gel, cellulose gum (ultra-processing marker), guar gum (ultra-processing marker), xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), carrageenan (ultra-processing marker), sucralose (ultra-processing marker), acesulfame potassium (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E340 Potassium phosphates , E340ii Dipotassium phosphate , E407 Carrageenan , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Water, corn syrup*, partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil, maltodextrin, less than 2% of natural and artificial flavors, sodium caseinate (a milk derivative**), dipotassium phosphate, polysorbate 60, mono and diglycerides, color added, sodium stearoyl lactylate, modified cornstarch, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, guar gum, xanthan gum, carrageenan, sucralose, acesulfame potassium.

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.

E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
E435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.

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E481 Sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
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.
Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
Soya bean An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

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.

Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 91 creamer

From least to most processed, this one ranks 91st. 90% of the creamer 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 91 creamer, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0078742067872, last edited 15 January 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.