Is Sanitarium Barista Almond ultra-processed?

1 litre Almond-based drinks Sold in Australia and New Zealand

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
Maltodextrin
E322 Lecithins
E410 Locust bean gum
E418 Gellan gum

42 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed almond-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

Filtered water, ground almonds 3%, cane sugar (processing marker), corn maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), vegetable oils (processing marker) (sunflower, canola), minerals (phosphorus, calcium), emulsifier (ultra-processing marker), salt (processing marker), vegetable gums, ascorbic acid, vitamins, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, All ingredients are, ingrédients (Eau filtrée), amandes moulues 3%, sucre de canne, maltodextrine de maïs, huiles végétales (tournesol, canola), minéraux (phosphore, calcium), émulsifiant, sel, gommes végétales, antioxydant (acide ascorbique), vitamins, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, Contient (amandes Peut contenir), autres fruits à coque So Good Barista Almond Milk is not suitable as a complete milk food for childre

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E322 Lecithins , E410 Locust bean gum , E418 Gellan gum

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E322 Lecithins, E410 Locust bean gum, E418 Gellan gum.

As written on the pack

Filtered water, ground almonds (3%), cane sugar, corn maltodextrin, vegetable oils (sunflower, canola), minerals (phosphorus, calcium), emulsifier (322), salt, vegetable gums (410, 418), antioxidant (ascorbic acid), vitamins (B12, B2, B1). All ingredients are of non-animal origin. INGRÉDIENTS: Eau filtrée, amandes moulues (3%), sucre de canne, maltodextrine de maïs, huiles végétales (tournesol, canola), minéraux (phosphore, calcium), émulsifiant (322), sel, gommes végétales (410, 418), antioxydant (acide ascorbique), vitamines (B12, B2, B1). (Sans ingrédients d'origine d'animale). Contient: amandes Peut contenir: autres fruits à coque So Good Barista Almond Milk is not suitable as a complete milk food for childre

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.

E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
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.
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.

Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

3 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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 116 almond-based drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 106th. 85% of the almond-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 116 almond-based drinks, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9300652808834, last edited 28 September 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.