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Is McDonald's McCafe Frappe Caramel Coffee Bottle, 13.7 fl oz ultra-processed?

405 ml Coffee milks Sold in the United States, Canada and France

Pack of McDonald's McCafe Frappe Caramel Coffee Bottle, 13.7 fl oz

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:

  • 8 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed coffee milks

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

coffee (water, coffee), milk, sugar, natural flavors, sodium bicarbonate, carrageenan

Additives: E407 Carrageenan , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

coffee (water, coffee), milk, sugar, natural flavors, sodium bicarbonate, carrageenan,

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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 coffee milks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 75% of the coffee milks 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 8 coffee milks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0049000075328, last edited 17 March 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.