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Is Nestlé Nido Kinder 1+ ultra-processed?

Dehydrated beverages Sold in the United States

Pack of Nestlé Nido Kinder 1+

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:

  • 41 ingredients
  • 3 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

nonfat milk, reduced minerals whey, sweet whey, maltodextrin, vegetable oils (corn oil, canola oil, palm oil), milkfat, prebiotics (fructo-oligosaccharides, inulin), and less of honey 2%, calcium citrate, soy lecithin, fish oil (tuna), potassium hydroxide, lactobacillus rhamnosus (probiotic), sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), citric acid, ferrous sulfate (iron), niacinamide, alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), zinc sulfate, calcium pantothenate, vitamin a acetate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), manganese sulfate, sodium selenate, phylloquinone (vitamin k), cholecalciferol (vitamin d3)

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

nonfat milk, reduced minerals whey, dried sweet whey, maltodextrin, vegetable oils (corn oil, canola oil, palm oil), milkfat, prebiotics (fructo-oligosaccharides, inulin), 2% or less of honey, calcium citrate, soy lecithin, fish oil (tuna), potassium hydroxide, lactobacillus rhamnosus (probiotic), sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), citric acid, ferrous sulfate (iron), niacinamide, alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), zinc sulfate, calcium pantothenate, vitamin a acetate, pyridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), manganese sulfate, sodium selenate, phylloquinone (vitamin k), cholecalciferol (vitamin d3)

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.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.

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.
  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 60 dehydrated beverages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 39th. 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 0028000216283, last edited 3 September 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.