Is Morrisons Coconut milk ultra-processed?

400 ml Coconut milks and creams 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:

E412 Guar gum
E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose
E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids

5 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed coconut milks and creams

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

Coconut, Water, guar gum (ultra-processing marker), carboxy methyl cellulose (ultra-processing marker), sucrose esters of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E412 Guar gum , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids

As written on the pack

400ml Coconut extract (52%), Water, Stabilisers (guar gum, carboxy methyl cellulose), Emulsifier (sucrose esters of fatty acids).

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.

E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
E473 Sucrose esters of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 119 coconut milks and creams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 84th. 67% of the coconut milks and creams 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 119 coconut milks and creams, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010251604372, last edited 13 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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.