Is Great Value Greek Vanilla ultra-processed?

907 g Vanilla yogurt 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:

Flavouring
E440 Pectins

6 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed vanilla yogurt

Greek Vanilla Bean Flavored With Other Natural Flavors Grade A Whole Milk Yogurt Simply Nature 17 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Skyr Vanilla Fat Free Icelandic Style Yogurt Arla 7 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
West country Luxury yogurt Marks & Spencer 7 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3

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

pasteurized nonfat milk, cane sugar (processing marker), corn starch (processing marker), natural vanilla flavor (ultra-processing marker), natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), pectin (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

CULTURED PASTEURIZED NONFAT MILK, CANE SUGAR, CORN STARCH, NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR, NATURAL FLAVOR, PECTIN.

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.

E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
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.

Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 32 vanilla yogurt

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 91% of the vanilla yogurt 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 32 vanilla yogurt, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0078742019055, last edited 8 September 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.