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Is The Collective Kefir Vanilla Cultured Yoghurt ultra-processed?

400 g Fermented milk drinks Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of The Collective Kefir Vanilla Cultured Yoghurt

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

live yoghurt, with kefir cultures, water, concentrated grape juice, gelling agent (fruit pectin), spent madagascan vanilla blossom honey 1%, cornflour, natural flavourings, bean, acidity regulator (lactic acid), madagascan vanilla extract, contains cow's milk, contains 13 live 'n' active cultures including (bifidobacterium infantis), L, paracasei, L, fermentum, brdobacterium lactis, lactobacillus acidophilus, lactobacillus rhamnosus, thermophilus, lactobacillus lactis

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

LIVE YOGHURT (MILK) FERMENTED WITH KEFIR CULTURES**, WATER, CONCENTRATED GRAPE JUICE, GELLING AGENT (FRUIT PECTIN), SPENT MADAGASCAN VANILLA BLOSSOM HONEY (1%), CORNFLOUR, NATURAL FLAVOURINGS, BEAN, ACIDITY REGULATOR (LACTIC ACID), MADAGASCAN VANILLA EXTRACT. CONTAINS PASTEURISED COW'S MILK. FOR ALLERGENS, SEE INGREDIENTS IN BOLD. **CONTAINS 13 LIVE 'N' ACTIVE CULTURES INCLUDING: BIFIDOBACTERIUM INFANTIS, L. PARACASEI, L. FERMENTUM, BRDOBACTERIUM LACTIS, L. ACIDOPHILUS, L. RHAMNOSUS, THERMOPHILUS, L DELBRUECKII SUBSP. 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.
  • Gelling agent Gelling agents such as pectin, gelatine or carrageenan set liquids into gels and stabilise textures.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 195 fermented milk drinks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 147th. 76% of the fermented milk 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 195 fermented milk drinks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5056138201487, 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.