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Is Skotidakis Tzatziki ultra-processed?

2 x 454 g Tzatzikis Sold in Canada

Pack of Skotidakis Tzatziki

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 18 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed tzatzikis

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

greek yogurt, pasteurized cow's, goat's milk, cream, milk protein, active bacterial cultures (s, thermophilus, l, bulgaricus, l, acidophilus, b, lactis), cucumbers, canola oil, salt, garlic

As written on the pack

greek yogurt (pasteurized cow's and goat's skim milk, cream, milk protein, active bacterial cultures (s, thermophilus, l, bulgaricus, l, acidophilus, b, lactis), cucumbers, canola oil, salt, garlic.

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
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 18 tzatzikis

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 39% of the tzatzikis 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 18 tzatzikis, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0775075000216, last edited 1 April 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.