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Is Koko Coconut milk ultra-processed?

1l Coconut milks and creams Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Koko Coconut 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
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed coconut milks and creams

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

Filtered water, Coconut milk 8.4%, Grape juice concentrate, Calcium phosphate, Emulsifier (Sucrose ester of fatty acids), Sea salt, Colour (Carotene), vitamins, vitamin D2, Vitamin B12

Additives: E160a Carotene , E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids.

As written on the pack

Filtered water, Coconut milk (8.4%), Grape juice concentrate, Calcium phosphate, Emulsifier (Sucrose ester of fatty acids), Sea salt, Colour (Carotene), Vitamin D2, 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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 119 coconut milks and creams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 94th. 67% of the coconut milks and creams 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 119 coconut milks and creams, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060100600208, last edited 18 March 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.