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Is Sainsbury's Coconut flakes ultra-processed?

Coconuts Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury's Coconut flakes

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:

  • 2 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed coconuts

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

Desiccated Coconut, Preservative

Additives: E220 Sulphur dioxide

As written on the pack

Desiccated Coconut Flakes, Preservative: Sulphur Dioxide.

What makes it processed

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 14 coconuts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 7% of the coconuts 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 14 coconuts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 01896817, last edited 5 March 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.