Is Silk Shelf Stable Original Soymilk ultra-processed?

Unsweetened plain soy-based drinks Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E407 Carrageenan

17 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score B

Less processed unsweetened plain soy-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

Soymilk (filtered water, soybeans), cane sugar (processing marker), sea salt (processing marker), carrageenan (ultra-processing marker), natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), vitamins, minerals (calcium carbonate), vitamin a palmitate, zinc gluconate, vitamins, vitamin d2, riboflavin, vitamin b2, vitamin b12

Additives: E407 Carrageenan

As written on the pack

Soymilk (filtered water, whole soybeans), cane sugar, sea salt, carrageenan, natural flavor. vitamins & minerals: calcium carbonate, vitamin a palmitate, zinc gluconate, vitamin d2, riboflavin (b2), vitamin 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.

E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 21 unsweetened plain soy-based drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 81% of the unsweetened plain soy-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 21 unsweetened plain soy-based drinks, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0025293600904, last edited 9 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.