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Is Ovaltine ultra-processed?

Cereal-based drinks Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Ovaltine

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed cereal-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

BARLEY malt extract 73%, con, densed MILK permeate, fat-reduced cocoa powder 8%, minerals (calcium carbonate, magnesium car, bonate, ferric pyrophosphate, zinc sulphate), sugar, rapeseed oil, vitamins, vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, folic acid, vitamin B12, biotin, pantothenic acid

As written on the pack

BARLEY malt extract (73%), con - densed MILK permeate, fat-reduced cocoa powder (8%), minerals (calcium carbonate, magnesium car - bonate, ferric pyrophosphate, zinc sulphate), sugar, rapeseed oil, vitamins (A, E, C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, B6, folic acid, B12, biotin, pantothenic acid). For allergens, see ingredients in BOLD.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 208 cereal-based drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 54th. 58% of the cereal-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 208 cereal-based drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7612100808443, last edited 26 May 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.