Low Fat Milk Alternative

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Low Fat Milk Alternative scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Fruit Products (Dutched Cocoa (Cocoa [Processed With Alkali])): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Carrageenan, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Drink Mixes, this product is more processed than about 51% of the 4,985 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 Low Fat Milk Alternative'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: Sugar, Creamer (Coconut Oil, Corn Syrup Solids, Sodium Caseinate [A Milk Derivative], Dipotassium Phosphate, Sugar, Mono And Diglycerides, Sodium Silicoaluminate, Polysorbate 80, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Soy Lecithin), Cream Flavor (Maltodextrin, Natural Cream Flavor).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Non-Iodized Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vitamin Mix (Nonfat Dry Milk, Vitamin A Palmitate, Silicon Dioxide, Cholecalciferol).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.