Is M&S Food Vanilla High Protein Yogurt ultra-processed?

200 g Yogurts Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E955 Sucralose

10 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score A

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

Strained Yogurt, Water, Cornflour, Natural Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Lactic Acid, Ground Vanilla Pod, Cultures (Lactobacillus bulgaricus), Streptococcus thermophilus, Sucralose (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Strained Yogurt (Milk), Water, Cornflour, Natural Flavourings, Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid, Ground Vanilla Pod, Cultures: Lactobacillus bulgaricus - Streptococcus thermophilus, Sweetener: Sucralose

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.

E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,209 yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 676th. 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 29381074, last edited 4 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.