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Is Nature's Promise Almondmilk Vanilla ultra-processed?

Almond-based drinks Sold in the United States

Pack of Nature's Promise Almondmilk Vanilla

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 6 additives

Less processed almond-based drinks

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

almondmilk (filtered water, almonds), cane sugar, contains less than 2% of the following, calcium carbonate, dipotassium phosphate, sea salt, gellan gum, sunflower lecithin, vanilla with natural flavors, xanthan gum, vitamin a palmitate, vitamins, vitamin D2, vitamin D-ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL (vitamin e)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E340 Potassium phosphates , E340ii Dipotassium phosphate , E415 Xanthan gum , E418 Gellan gum

As written on the pack

ALMONDMILK (FILTERED WATER, ALMONDS),, CANE SUGAR,, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING:, CALCIUM CARBONATE,, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE,, SEA SALT,, GELLAN GUM,, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN,, VANILLA WITH NATURAL FLAVORS,, XANTHAN GUM,, VITAMIN A PALMITATE,, VITAMIN D2,, D-ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL (VITAMIN E).

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.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E418 Gellan gum Stabilisers are substances which make it possible to maintain the physico-chemical state of a foodstuff; stabilisers include substances which enable the maintenance of a homogenous dispersion of two or more immiscible substances in a foodstuff, substances which stabilise, retain or intensify an existing colour of a foodstuff and substances which increase the binding capacity of the food, including the formation of cross-links between proteins enabling the binding of food pieces into re-constituted food.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 116 almond-based drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 59th. 85% of the almond-based drinks 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 116 almond-based drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0688267535963, last edited 4 August 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.