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Is Nescafé Gold Capuccino ultra-processed?

124 grams Cappuccino Sold in the United Kingdom and Gibraltar

Pack of Nescafé Gold Capuccino

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed cappuccino

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

sugaro, skimmed milk powder0 21%, coffee0 12% (instant coffee 11%, roast and ground coffee), glucose syrup, coconut oil, lactosev, ācidity regulators (sodium bicarbonate, citríc acid), salt0, natural flavouring0, best before end (see base of pack ve yor)

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

As written on the pack

sugaro, skimmed milk powder0 (21%), coffee0 (12%) [instant coffee (11%), roast and ground coffee], glucose syrup, coconut oil, lactosev, ācidity regulators (sodium bicarbonate, citríc acid), salt0, natural flavouring0, best before end: see base of pack ve yor

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.
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.

  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 14 cappuccino

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 86% of the cappuccino 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 14 cappuccino, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7613037037852, 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.