Is Lindahls Kvarg Yogurt Vanilj ultra-processed?

500 g Yogurts Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Modified starch
E160a Carotene
E412 Guar gum

10 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed yogurts

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

mjölk, yoghurtkultur, ystenzym, socker (processing marker), modifierad majsstärkelse (ultra-processing marker), guarkärnmjöl (ultra-processing marker), arom (ultra-processing marker), vaniljextrakt, betakaroten (ultra-processing marker), citronsyra

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum

As written on the pack

Pastöriserad mjölk, yoghurtkultur, ystenzym, socker, modifierad majsstärkelse, stabiliseringsmedel (guarkärnmjöl), arom, vaniljextrakt, färgämne (betakaroten), citronsyra.

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.
E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

3 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.

Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,209 yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 945th. 71% of the 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 1,209 yogurts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7392672001472, last edited 8 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.