Is Trader Joe's organic lowfat plain yogurt ultra-processed?

907 g Plain cow 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:

E440 Pectins

12 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed plain cow milk yogurts

Greek 0% Fat Authentic Greek Yogurt Brooklea 4 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Greek 10% fat authentic yogurt Brooklea 6 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Turkkilainen maustamaton jogurtti 10% Lactalis Norge As 3 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Yoghurt Naturell Arla 3 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1

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

pasteurized low fat milk, pectin (ultra-processing marker), vitamin d3, contains live, active cultures (bifidobacterium lactis), lactobacillus acidophilus, lactobacillus bulgaricus, L, paracasei, streptococcus thermophilus, lactobacillus rhamnosus

Additives: E440 Pectins

As written on the pack

CULTURED PASTEURIZED ORGANIC LOW FAT MILK, PECTIN, VITAMIN D3. CONTAINS LIVE AND ACTIVE CULTURES: BIFIDOBACTERIUM LACTIS, LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS, L. BULGARICUS, L. PARACASEI, STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS, L RHAMNOSUS

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 12 plain cow milk yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 42% of the plain cow 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 12 plain cow milk yogurts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00508049, last edited 25 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.