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Is Nestlé Nescafe Cappuccino ultra-processed?

132g Instant coffees Sold in Australia and New Zealand

Pack of Nestlé Nescafe Cappuccino

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 8 additives

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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

sachet (milk), glucose syrup, soluble coffee 18%, vegetable oil, sugar, flavour, stabilisers (340, 452, 331‚451), emulsifiers (471, 472e), salt, chocolate shaker (sugar), cocoa (cocoa solids), emulsifier (soy lecithin), salt, flavour (vanilla), spice (cinnamon), good to talk in australia 1800 025 361

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E331 Sodium citrates , E340 Potassium phosphates , E451 Triphosphates , E452 Polyphosphates , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E451 Triphosphates, E452 Polyphosphates, E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids.

As written on the pack

sachet: milk solids, glucose syrup, soluble coffee (18%), vegetable oil, sugar, flavour, stabilisers (340, 452, 331,451), emulsifiers (471, 472e), salt. chocolate shaker: sugar, cocoa (cocoa solids 30%), emulsifier (soy lecithin), salt, flavour (vanilla), spice (cinnamon). contains milk, soy. good to talk in australia 1800 025 361

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.
  • E451 Triphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E452 Polyphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
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  • 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.

  • 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.
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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 86 instant coffees

From least to most processed, this one ranks 85th. 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 5011546451466, last edited 23 November 2025), 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.