Is So Delicious Dairy Free Coconut Milk Beverage Vanilla Shelf Stable ultra-processed?

Coconut milks 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
E412 Guar gum
E415 Xanthan gum

16 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed coconut milks

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

coconut milk (water, coconut cream), cane syrup, natural vanilla flavor (ultra-processing marker), calcium phosphate, guar gum (ultra-processing marker), magnesium phosphate, xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), vitamin a acetate, vitamin d2, l-selenomethionine (selenium), zinc oxide, folic acid, vitamin b12

Additives: E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

organic coconut milk (water, organic coconut cream), organic dried cane syrup, natural vanilla flavor, calcium phosphate, guar gum, magnesium phosphate, xanthan gum, vitamin a acetate, vitamin d2, l-selenomethionine (selenium), zinc oxide, folic acid, 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.

E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 coconut milks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 69% of the coconut milks 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 13 coconut milks, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0744473912346, last edited 17 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.