Is The Coconut Collective Vanilla Coconut Yoghurt ultra-processed?

Yogurts Sold in the United Kingdom

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

Less processed 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

Coconut Milk 71%, Coconut Water 24%, Corn Starch (processing marker), Potato Starch (processing marker), Fruit Pectin (ultra-processing marker), Natural Vanilla Flavouring (ultra-processing marker) 0.5%, Vanilla Bean 0.03%, Cultures (streptococcus thermophilus + L, bulqaricus), Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium lactis

Additives: E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

Coconut Milk (71%). Coconut Water (24%), Corn Starch, Potato Starch, Fruit Pectin, Natural Vanilla Flavouring (0.5%), Vanilla Bean Seeds (0.03%), Cultures: (S. thermophilus + L. bulqaricus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium lactis).

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.

Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,209 yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 634th. 71% of the 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 1,209 yogurts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060426810084, last edited 27 February 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.