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Is Kirkland Signature Oat Milk ultra-processed?

6 x 1 qt Oat-based drinks Sold in the United States

Pack of Kirkland Signature Oat Milk

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:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed oat-based drinks

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

oat base (filtered water, oat flour), sunflower oil, calcium carbonate, sea salt, sunflower lecithin, natural flavors, ergocalciferol, vitamin a palmitate, riboflavin, cyanocobalamin

Additives: E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

ORGANIC OAT BASE (FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC ROLLED OAT FLOUR), ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, CALCIUM CARBONATE, SEA SALT, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, ORGANIC NATURAL FLAVORS, ERGOCALCIFEROL (VITAMIN D2), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), CYANOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN B12).

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.

  • E170 Calcium carbonates Calcium carbonate is chalk.
  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 188 oat-based drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 170th. 62% of the oat-based drinks 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 188 oat-based drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0096619237494, last edited 16 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.