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

5.3 oz (150 g) 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:

E410 Locust bean gum

13 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score B

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

grade a pasteurized milk (pasteurized skim milk, pasteurize dream vanilla bean base (water, cane sugar (processing marker), cornstarch (processing marker), natural vanilla flavor festin locust bean gum, vanilla beans, citric acid), LIVE and ACTIVE CULTURES THERMOPHILUS LBULGARICUS, lacidophilus, bifidus, l.case)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E410 Locust bean gum

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E410 Locust bean gum.

As written on the pack

GRADE A PASTEURIZED MILK (CULTURED PASTEURIZED SKIM MILK, PASTEURIZE DREAM VANILLA BEAN BASE (WATER, CANE SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, NATURAL VANILLA FLAVOR FESTIN LOCUST BEAN GUM, VANILLA BEANS, CITRIC ACID), LIVE AND ACTIVE CULTURES THERMOPHILUS LBULGARICUS, LACIDOPHILUS, BIFIDUS, L.CASE) CONTAINS MILK

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.

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 20 whole milk yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 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 00566926, last edited 28 May 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.