Is Icelandic Provisions Extra Creamy Skyr ultra-processed?

125 g Skyrs 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:

E410 Locust bean gum
E440 Pectins

14 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed skyrs

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

Whole Milk Skyr (Milk, Live, Active Cultures), Cane Sugar (processing marker), Fruits, Citrus Pup non Lemon Juice Concentrate, Pectin (ultra-processing marker), Lemon Extract, Carob Bean Gum (ultra-processing marker), Made the USA with domestic and imported ingredients, No rBST, According to the FDA, no significant ence has been found between milk from rBST-treated and non-rBST treated cows

Additives: E410 Locust bean gum , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Whole Milk Skyr (Pasteurized Milk, Live & Active Cultures), Cane Sugar, Fruits (Citrus Pup non Lemon Juice Concentrate, Pectin, Lemon Extract, Carob Bean Gum. Contains Milk. Made the USA with domestic and imported ingredients. No rBST. According to the FDA, no significant ence has been found between milk from rBST-treated and non-rBST treated cows.

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.

E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.

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 43 skyrs

From least to most processed, this one ranks 33rd. 67% of the skyrs 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 43 skyrs, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0854074006297, last edited 1 October 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.