Is Otis Oat Milk The Barista One ultra-processed?

1 l Oat-based drinks Sold in New Zealand

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E170 Calcium carbonates

11 ingredients
4 additives

Less processed oat-based drinks

Oat Sanitarium So Good 15 ingredients · 2 additives NOVA group 3
Boring Oat Milk Barista Grade Boring 11 ingredients · 2 additives NOVA group 3
Organic Unsweetened Oat Milk macro WHOLEFOODS MARKET 6 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Foamable oat milk with added vitamins and calcium Oatly 15 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 3

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 (dipotassium phosphate), calcium carbonate (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), vitamins, vitamin D2, riboflavin, vitamin B12

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

As written on the pack

Water, Oats (10%), rapeseed oil, acidity regulator (dipotassium phosphate), calcium carbonate, salt, vitamins (D2, riboflavin, 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.

E170 Calcium carbonates Calcium carbonate is chalk.

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 113th. 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 9421906089011, last edited 16 May 2025), 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.