Is Oatly Whippable Creamy Oat ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 18 ingredients
- 6 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed milk substitutes
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
water, fully hydrogenated vegetable oils (ultra-processing marker) (coconut vegetable oils, rapeseed vegetable oils), oat 5%, maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (e472e (ultra-processing marker), poly, sorbate 60), salt (processing marker), acidity regulator (sodium citrate), stabilisers (e464 (ultra-processing marker), gellan gum (ultra-processing marker)), colour (ultra-processing marker) (beta carotene (ultra-processing marker))
Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E331 Sodium citrates , E418 Gellan gum , E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
water, fully hydrogenated vegetable oils (coconut, rapeseed), oat 5%, maltodextrin, emulsifiers (e472e, poly - sorbate 60), salt, acidity regulator (sodium citrate), stabilisers (e464, gellan gum), colour (beta carotene),
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.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E418 Gellan gum Stabilisers are substances which make it possible to maintain the physico-chemical state of a foodstuff; stabilisers include substances which enable the maintenance of a homogenous dispersion of two or more immiscible substances in a foodstuff, substances which stabilise, retain or intensify an existing colour of a foodstuff and substances which increase the binding capacity of the food, including the formation of cross-links between proteins enabling the binding of food pieces into re-constituted food.
- E464 Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose 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.
- 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.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Hydrogenated oil Hydrogenation turns liquid oil into a solid fat that resists going rancid.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 737 milk substitutes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 733rd. 73% of the milk substitutes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7394376618833, last edited 26 July 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.