Is Stonyfield Organic Vanilla Whole Milk Yogurt ultra-processed?

Whole milk yogurts 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
E440 Pectins

12 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed whole milk yogurts

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

pasteurized whole milk, sugar (processing marker), natural vanilla flavor (ultra-processing marker), pectin (ultra-processing marker), vitamin d3, contains six live active cultures (streptococcus thermophilus), lactobacillus bulgaricus, lactobacillus acidophilus, bifidus, lactobacillus casei, lactobacillus rhamnosus

Additives: E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Cultured pasteurized organic whole milk, organic sugar, organic natural vanilla flavor, pectin, vitamin d3. contains six live active cultures: s. thermophilus, l. bulgaricus, l. acidophilus, bifidus, l. casei and l. rhamnosus

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.

E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 whole milk yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 18th. 30% of the whole milk yogurts 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 20 whole milk yogurts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0052159000028, last edited 30 August 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.