Is Lidl Gourmet Live Yogurt ultra-processed?

450 g Fruit bifidus yogurts Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

9 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed fermented dairy desserts with fruits

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

West Country Yogurt 70%, Whipping Once ope Cream, Sugar (processing marker), Mango Purée 5%, Maize Starch (processing marker), Natural Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Tapioca Additional Starch

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

70% West Country Yogurt (Milk), Whipping Once ope Cream (Milk), Sugar, 5% Mango Purée, Maize Starch, Natural Flavouring, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid; Tapioca Additional Starch. Allergy Advice:

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.

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.

Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 10 fruit bifidus yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1st. 100% of the fruit bifidus yogurts 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 10 fruit bifidus yogurts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489851806, last edited 11 April 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.