Is Woolworths Coconut Milk ultra-processed?

400 ml Coconut milks and creams Sold in Australia and New Zealand

Yes, it's ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, Coconut Milk 32%, Thickeners (ultra-processing marker) (412, 466), Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (435)

Additives: E412 Guar gum , E435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E412 Guar gum, E435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate, E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose.

As written on the pack

Water, Coconut Milk (32%), Thickeners (412, 466), Emulsifier (435).

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
E435 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monostearate Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
Thickener Thickeners, often gums or modified starches, make liquids more viscous so that a product feels richer than its ingredients alone would make it.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 111th. 67% of the coconut milks and creams 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9300633292393, last edited 6 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.