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Is Trader Joe's Greek Nonfat Yogurt Vanilla Bean ultra-processed?

Greek-style yogurts Sold in the United States

Pack of Trader Joe's Greek Nonfat Yogurt Vanilla Bean

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed greek-style 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

grade a pasteurized skim milk, cane sugar, cornstarch, natural flavor, pectin, locust bean gum, vanilla beans, citric acid, LIVE and ACTIVE THERMOPHILUS, lactobacillus bulgaricus, lactobacillus acidophilus, bifidus, lactobacillus casei

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E410 Locust bean gum , E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

GRADE A PASTEURIZED SKIM MILK, CANE SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, NATURAL FLAVOR, PECTIN, LOCUST BEAN GUM, VANILLA BEANS, CITRIC ACID, LIVE AND ACTIVE THERMOPHILUS, L. BULGARICUS, L. ACIDOPHILUS, BIFIDUS, L. CASEI

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.

  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • 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.
2 ingredients 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 359 greek-style yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 277th. 53% of the greek-style 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 359 greek-style yogurts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00967266, last edited 22 June 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.