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Is Oatly Oat Drink Whole ultra-processed?

1L Oat-based drinks Sold in the United Kingdom, France and Spain

Pack of Oatly Oat Drink Whole

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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

oat base (water, oats 10%), rapeseed oil, acidity regulator (dipotassium phosphate), calcium carbonate, calcium phosphates, iodised salt, vitamins, vitamin d2, riboflavin, vitamin b12

Additives: E170 Calcium carbonates , E170i Calcium carbonate , E340 Potassium phosphates , E340ii Dipotassium phosphate , E341 Calcium phosphates

As written on the pack

oat base (water, oats 10%), rapeseed oil, acidity regulator, (dipotassium phosphate), calcium carbonate, calcium phosphates, iodised salt, vitamins (d2, riboflavin and 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.

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 188 oat-based drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 117th. 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 7394376665035, last edited 27 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.