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Is Nestle nesquick Nesquick flavored powder strawberry ultra-processed?

Dehydrated beverages Sold in the United States and France

Pack of Nestle nesquick Nesquick flavored powder strawberry

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 6 additives

Less processed dehydrated 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

sugar, natural flavor, beet juice (for color), calcium carbonate, less than 2% of carrageenan, beta carotene (for color), maltodextrin, citric acid, salt, vitamins, minerals (sodium ascorbate (vitamin c)), ferric pyrophosphate (iron), zinc sulfate, thiamine hydrochloride

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E330 Citric acid , E407 Carrageenan

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E407 Carrageenan.

As written on the pack

sugar, natural flavor, beet juice (for color), calcium carbonate, less than 2% of carrageenan, beta carotene (for color), maltodextrin, citric acid, salt, vitamins and minerals: sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), ferric pyrophosphate (iron), zinc sulfate, thiamine hydrochloride,

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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E170 Calcium carbonates Calcium carbonate is chalk.
  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • 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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 60 dehydrated beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 49th. 88% of the dehydrated 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 60 dehydrated beverages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0028000905682, last edited 25 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.