Is Nestlé Fortificada Dry Whole Milk ultra-processed?

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Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E322 Lecithins

10 ingredients
2 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Whole milk, soy lecithin (ultra-processing marker), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), iron (ferric pyrophosphate), zinc sulfate, vitamin a acetate, vitamin d3 (cholecalciferol)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

Whole milk, soy lecithin, vitamin c* (sodium ascorbate), iron* (ferric pyrophosphate), zinc sulfate*, vitamin a acetate*, vitamin d3* (cholecalciferol).

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.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0028000154394, last edited 12 September 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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.