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Is Nescafé GOLD Cappuccino Decaf Unsweetened Taste Coffee, 8 Sachets x ultra-processed?

Decaffeinated instant coffees Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Nescafé GOLD Cappuccino Decaf Unsweetened Taste Coffee, 8 Sachets x

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:

  • 9 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed decaffeinated instant coffees

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

skimmed MILK powder 31.5%, glucose syrup, decaffeinated instant coffee 15.5%, coconut oil, lactose, acidity regulators (sodium bicarbonate, citric acid), salt

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

skimmed MILK powder (31.5%), glucose syrup, decaffeinated instant coffee (15.5%), coconut oil, lactose (MILK), acidity regulators (sodium bicarbonate, citric acid), salt.

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.
3 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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 15 decaffeinated instant coffees

From least to most processed, this one ranks 15th. 7% of the decaffeinated instant coffees 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 15 decaffeinated instant coffees, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7613035989153, last edited 27 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.