Is Oatly Havregurt Vanilj ultra-processed?

1000g Non-dairy yogurts Sold in Sweden and Finland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E170 Calcium carbonates

24 ingredients
5 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed non-dairy yogurts

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

Acid (oat base, water, water), oat 12%, acidification culture, sugar (processing marker) 4%, potato starch (processing marker), rapeseed oil, natural aroma (ultra-processing marker), calcium carbonate (ultra-processing marker), calcium phosphate, acid (malic acid), lactic acid, lactic acid, lactic acid, iodated, iodine-enriched sat, vanilla extract, vitamins, vitamin D2, rIboflavin, vitamin B12

Additives: E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E270 Lactic acid , E296 Malic acid , E341 Calcium phosphates

As written on the pack

Acid oat base (water / water, oat 12%, acidification culture), sugar 4%, potato starch , rapeseed oil, natural aroma, calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate, acid (malic acid) , lactic acid / lactic acid / lactic acid), iodated / iodine-enriched sat, vanilla extract, vitamins (D2, rIboflavin, B12).

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.

E170 Calcium carbonates Calcium carbonate is chalk.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 91 non-dairy yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 46th. 84% of the non-dairy yogurts 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 91 non-dairy yogurts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7394376616723, last edited 2 April 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.