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Is yeo valley organic kefir blueberry ultra-processed?

Kefir Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 9 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed kefir

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

milk fermented with live kefir cultures, sugar 5%, blueberries 4.8%, maize starch, lime juice, concentrated lemon juice, natural flavourings, nutrition typical values..per 100g energy fat, 327kj

As written on the pack

organic milk fermented with live kefir cultures, organic sugar (5%), organic blueberries (4.8%), organic maize starch, organic lime juice, organic concentrated lemon juice, natural flavourings. allergy advice: for allergens, see ingredients in bold. suitable for vegetarians. gluten free. nutrition typical values.......per 100g energy fat. ...327kj/

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 88 kefir

From least to most processed, this one ranks 46th. 63% of the kefir 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 88 kefir, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5036589252436, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.