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Is Original Mighty Pea M.Lk ultra-processed?

Plant-based milk alternatives Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Original Mighty Pea M.Lk

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, Pea Protein Isolate 4%, Grape Juice Concentrate, Sunflower Oil, Calcium Carbonate, Natural Flavourings, Guar Gum, Gellan Gum, Potassium Carbonate, Sea Salt, iodine, vitamins, vitamin B12, vitamin D

Additives: E412 Guar gum , E418 Gellan gum , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate

As written on the pack

Water, Pea Protein Isolate (4%), Grape Juice Concentrate, Sunflower Oil, Calcium Carbonate, Natural Flavourings, Stabilisers (Guar Gum, Gellan Gum), Acidity Regulator (Potassium Carbonate), Sea Salt, iodine, Vitamins (B12, D).

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.

  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 593 plant-based milk alternatives

From least to most processed, this one ranks 446th. 71% of the plant-based milk alternatives 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 593 plant-based milk alternatives, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060674960005, 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.