Is Yeo Valley Kefir, Mango and Passion Fruit ultra-processed?

350g Kefir yogurts Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

7 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed kefir 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

Fermented MILK, sugar (processing marker) 5%, mango purée 3.6%, passion fruit juice 1.5%, maize starch (processing marker), concentrated lemon juice, natural flavourings (ultra-processing marker)

As written on the pack

Fermented Organic MILK , organic sugar (5%), organic mango purée (3.6%), organic passion fruit juice (1.5%), organic maize starch, organic concentrated lemon juice, natural flavourings.

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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 14 kefir yogurts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 71% of the kefir 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 14 kefir yogurts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5036589252597, last edited 26 July 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.