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Is Trader Joe's Plain Yogurt ultra-processed?

32 oz Yogurts Sold in the United States

Pack of Trader Joe's Plain Yogurt

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 8 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Ingredients

milk (nonfat milk, cream), sweet cream buttermilk, live active cultures (lactobacillus acidophilus, lactobacillus bulgaricus, streptococcus thermophilus bifidobacterium lactis)

As written on the pack

ORGANIC PASTEURIZED MILK (ORGANIC NONFAT MILK, ORGANIC CREAM), ORGANIC SWEET CREAM BUTTERMILK, LIVE ACTIVE CULTURES (LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS, L. BULGARICUS, STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS BIFIDOBACTERIUM LACTIS).

Among 1,210 yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 249th. 71% of the 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 1,210 yogurts, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00905886, last edited 3 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.