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Is Land O Lakes Fat-Free Half and Half ultra-processed?

Half milk and half cream Sold in the United States

Pack of Land O Lakes Fat-Free Half and Half

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:

  • 10 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed half milk and half cream

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

Skim milk, corn syrup, cream, and less of 5% (carrageenan), sodium citrate, dipotassium phosphate, mono- and diglycerides, vitamin a palmitate, color added

Additives: E331 Sodium citrates , E340 Potassium phosphates , E340ii Dipotassium phosphate , E407 Carrageenan , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Skim milk, corn syrup, cream*, contains 0.5% or less of: carrageenan, sodium citrate, dipotassium phosphate, mono and diglycerides*, vitamin a palmitate, color added**.

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.

  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 half milk and half cream

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 38% of the half milk and half cream 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 13 half milk and half cream, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0034500632102, last edited 16 February 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.