Is Oatly norway Imat ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- E415 Xanthan gum
- E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 7 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score B
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Havrebas (vatten, havre 10%), rapsolja, e472e (ultra-processing marker), 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
Havrebas (vatten, havre 10%), rapsolja, 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.
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.
Among 122 plant-based creams for cooking
From least to most processed, this one ranks 71st. 69% of the plant-based creams for cooking here are ultra-processed.
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About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7394376044335, last edited 30 August 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.