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Is Oatly Creamy Oat Fraiche ultra-processed?

200ml Plant-based creams Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Oatly Creamy Oat Fraiche

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed plant-based creams

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

Water, oats 10%, fully hydro, genated vegetable oils (coconut vegetable oils, rapeseed vegetable oils), rapeseed oil, starch, potato protein, minerals (Calcium Carbonate, Calcium phosphate), stabiliser (pectin), acids (malic acid, lactic acid)

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E296 Malic acid , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Water, OATS 10%, fully hydro - genated vegetable oils (coconut, rapeseed), rapeseed oil, starch, potato protein, minerals (Calcium Carbonate, Calcium phosphate), stabiliser (pectin), acids (malic acid, lactic acid).

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.

  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
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.

  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 127 plant-based creams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 61st. 70% of the plant-based creams 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 127 plant-based creams, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7394376616600, last edited 26 July 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.