Is Nestlé Milo ultra-processed?

400 g Instant beverages Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

16 ingredients
3 additives

Less processed instant beverages

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

protomalt malt extract (malted barley 16%, tapioca starch (processing marker)), skimmed milk powder (processing marker) 22%, sugar (processing marker), fat reduced cocoa powder 12%, palm oil, minerals (dicalcium phosphate, disodium phosphate, ferric pyrophosphate), vitamins (ç 83, b6, riboflavin), flavouring (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E339ii Disodium phosphate , E341 Calcium phosphates , E341ii Dicalcium phosphate

As written on the pack

protomalt malt extract (malted barley (16%), tapioca starch), skimmed milk powder (22%), sugar, fat reduced cocoa powder (12%), palm oil, minerals (dicalcium phosphate, disodium phosphate, ferric pyrophosphate), vitamins (ç 83, b6, riboflavin), 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.

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.

Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
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 197 instant beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 103rd. 57% of the instant beverages 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 197 instant beverages, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8888082140706, last edited 5 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.