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Is Oatly Oat Drink ultra-processed?

1L Oat-based drinks Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Oatly Oat Drink

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed oat-based drinks

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%, rapeseed oil, acidity regulator (potassium phosphate), minerals (calcium carbonate, potassium, iodine), salt, vitamins, vitamin D2, riboflavin, vitamin B12

Additives: E340 Potassium phosphates

As written on the pack

water, oats 10%, rapeseed oil, acidity regulator ( potassium phosphate), minerals ( calcium carbonate, potassium, iodine), salt, vitamins (D2, riboflavin, B12)

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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 188 oat-based drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 46th. 62% of the oat-based drinks 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 188 oat-based drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7394376620874, last edited 12 June 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.