Is Vaalia French Vanilla Flavour Live Cultured Yoghurt ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Colour
- Flavouring
- Thickener
- Vegetable fiber
- E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate
- E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate
- and 1 more
- 32 ingredients
- 5 additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed yogurts
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
skim milk, milk, cream, water, sugar (processing marker), thickeners (ultra-processing marker) (1422, 1442), dietary fibre (inulin (ultra-processing marker)), stabiliser (440), flavour (ultra-processing marker), natural colour (ultra-processing marker) (carameli), acidity regulators (330, 331), live yoghurt cultures (incl, lactobacillus acidophilus, bifidobacterium, lactobacillus g), ready to consume (lgg by chr, hanses questions? comments? and looking for great recipe ideas? call 1800 676 961 and visit www.vaalia.com.au, lactalis australia pty ltd), 35 boundary street, south brisbane, qld 4101 ur science (bb-12 r by che, naasea)
Additives: E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate , E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate , E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E440 Pectins
As written on the pack
skim milk, milk solids, cream, water, sugar, thickeners (1422, 1442),dietary fibre (inulin), stabiliser (440), flavour, natural colour (carameli), acidity regulators (330, 331), live yoghurt cultures (incl. l. acidophilus, bifidobacterium, lactobacillus g). contains milk. gelatin free. ready to consume :lgg by chr. hanses questions? comments? or looking for great recipe ideas? call 1800 676 961 or visit www.vaalia.com.au. lactalis australia pty ltd, 35 boundary street, south brisbane. qld 4101 ur science :bb-12 r by che. naasea
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.
- E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate Acetylated distarch adipate is a chemically modified starch that holds up to heating, freezing and acidity, used to thicken sauces and fillings.
- E1442 Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate is a chemically modified starch used to thicken and stabilise desserts, sauces and soups.
- E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Among 1,209 yogurts
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1147th. 71% of the yogurts here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9310036017691, last edited 2 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.