Is Oatly iMat växtbaserade matlagningsbas ultra-processed?

1l Plant-based creams for cooking Sold in Sweden and Germany

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
E415 Xanthan gum
E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

8 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed plant-based creams for cooking

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

Vatten, rapsolja, havre 10%, emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (e472e (ultra-processing marker)), stabiliseringsmedel (e415 (ultra-processing marker)), joderat salt (processing marker)

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Vatten, rapsolja, havre 10%, emulgeringsmedel (E472e), stabiliseringsmedel (E415), joderat salt.

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.

E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
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.

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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 122 plant-based creams for cooking

From least to most processed, this one ranks 80th. 69% of the plant-based creams for cooking 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 122 plant-based creams for cooking, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7394376615771, last edited 26 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.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.