Cold Brew Coffee with Almond Milk

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Cold Brew Coffee with Almond Milk scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Natural Flavors (Cold Brew Coffee (Water, Coffee), Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Processed Fruit Products (Alkalized Cocoa Powder): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Locust Bean Gum, Gellan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Tea & Coffee, this product is more processed than about 79% of the 6,751 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Cold Brew Coffee with Almond Milk's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Cane Sugar, Monk Fruit Juice Concentrate.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Potassium Citrate, Calcium Carbonate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.