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

14.2 Instant coffees 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:

Flavouring
Lactose

11 ingredients
3 additives

Less processed 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 (processing marker) 31%, glucose syrup coffee 16% (instant coffee 15.5%, roast and ground coffee), coconut oil (processing marker), lactose (ultra-processing marker), acidity regulators (sodium bicarbonate, citric acid), salt (processing marker), natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker)

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

As written on the pack

skimmed milk powder (31%), glucose syrup coffee (16%) [instant coffee (15,5%), roast and ground coffee], coconut oil, lactose, acidity regulators (sodium bicarbonate, citric acid), salt, natural flavouring

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

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 86 instant coffees

From least to most processed, this one ranks 65th. 29% of the 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 86 instant coffees, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7613036002455, 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.
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The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
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