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Is Koko Original Coconut ultra-processed?

1 l Coconut-based drinks Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Koko Original Coconut

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed coconut-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

Water, coconut milk 8.4%, grape juice concentrate, calcium phosphate, emulsifier (sucrose ester of fatty acids), thickener (carrageenan), sea salt, colour (carotene), vitamins, vitamin D2, vitamin B12

Additives: E160a Carotene , E407 Carrageenan , 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

Water, coconut milk 8.4%, grape juice concentrate, calcium phosphate, emulsifier (sucrose ester of fatty acids), thickener (carrageenan), 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.
  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • 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.
  • Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
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 23 coconut-based drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 74% of the coconut-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 23 coconut-based drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060100600215, last edited 7 June 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.