Is Marks & Spencers Blackburrant & blueberry low fat yogurt ultra-processed?

Low-fat yogurts Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Gelling agent
E440 Pectins

10 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score B

Less processed low-fat 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

Low fat yogurt, blackcurrants 12%, blueberries 6%, Sugar (processing marker), Blackcurrant 2%, Blueberry 1%, Rice Starch (processing marker), Gelling Agent (ultra-processing marker) (Pectin (ultra-processing marker), Flavourings (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Low fat yogurt (milk), blackcurrants (12%), blueberries (6%), Sugar • Blackcurrant Puree (2%) • Blueberry Purée (1 %) • Rice Starch • Gelling Agent: Pectin (from Fruit) • Flavourings

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.

E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.

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 42 low-fat yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 24th. 62% of the low-fat 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 42 low-fat yogurts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00853446, last edited 27 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.