Is Trader Joe’s Greek Yogurt Guava Passion Fruit ultra-processed?

5.3 oz Greek-style 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
Modified starch

20 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed greek-style yogurts

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

grade a pasteurized whole milk (skim milk, cream), guava passion fruit base (cane sugar (processing marker), water, guava, passion fruit juice, modified cornstarch (ultra-processing marker), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), vegetable, fruit juice for color), live, active cultures (bifidobacterium lactis, lactobacillus acidophilus, lactobacillus bulgaricus, L, paracasei, streptococcus thermophilus)

As written on the pack

GRADE A PASTEURIZED WHOLE MILK (SKIM MILK, CREAM), GUAVA PASSION FRUIT BASE (CANE SUGAR, WATER, GUAVA, PASSION FRUIT JUICE CONCENTRATE, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, NATURAL FLAVORS, VEGETABLE AND FRUIT JUICE FOR COLOR), LIVE AND ACTIVE CULTURES (BIFIDOBACTERIUM LACTIS, LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS, L. BULGARICUS, L. PARACASEI, STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS).

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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 230th. 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 00644013, last edited 19 March 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.