Is Yeo Valley Organic Kefir Honey Fermented Yoghurt ultra-processed?

350 g Flavoured fermented dairy desserts Sold in the United Kingdom

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 B

Less processed fermented dairy desserts

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 honey 5%, sugar (processing marker) (38), live kefir cultures, tapioca starch (processing marker), natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), concentrated lemon juice

As written on the pack

Organic MILK fermented with honey (5%), organic sugar (38), live kefir cultures, organic organic tapioca starch, natural flavouring, organic concentrated lemon juice. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, see ingredients in BOLD. Suitable for vegetarians. Gluten free.

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 10 flavoured fermented dairy desserts

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 90% of the flavoured fermented dairy desserts 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 10 flavoured fermented dairy desserts, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5036589255970, 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.
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.