Why is Milbona Greek-style cherry dessert classified as ultra-processed (NOVA 4) and what specific additives does it contain?

The product combines dairy bases with several industrial ingredients such as added sugar, modified starch, pectin (E440), a blue locust gum, a black‑carrot colour extract and a lemon‑acid regulator, all of which qualify it as an ultra‑processed food under the NOVA classification.

How does the high sugar content of this cherry yogurt dessert affect people with diabetes or those watching their blood sugar?

With 11.2 g of sugars per 100 g, the dessert can cause a rapid increase in blood glucose levels, making it unsuitable for strict diabetic diets unless consumed in very small portions or replaced with a lower‑sugar alternative.

Is this product suitable for vegan, keto, or gluten‑free diets?

The dessert contains dairy ingredients (yogurt, milk, cream) so it is not vegan; its carbohydrate and sugar levels are too high for a keto regimen, but it does not contain wheat or other gluten sources, allowing it to be considered gluten‑free for those without cross‑contamination concerns.

Milbona • 500 g

Млечнокисел десерт и 28% смес с вишни

Milk And Dairy Products

Product Insights

Milbona Greek-style cherry dessert is a fermented milk product belonging to the Milk and dairy products group. It carries a Nutri-Score of C and is classified in NOVA group 4, indicating an ultra-processed formulation that includes added sugar, modified starch, pectin (E440), a blue locust gum, a black-carrot colour and a lemon-acid regulator. Nutritionally, it provides 7.2 g fat (including 5 g saturated fat) and 11.2 g sugars per 100 g, which are higher than average yogurts, while its salt is low (0.09 g) and it supplies modest protein (2.4 g) and fiber (0.3 g).

Nutrient Levels

Traffic light indicators

Fat

moderate

Saturated Fat

moderate

Sugars

moderate

Salt

low

Nutritional Values

Values per 100 g

Energy Kcal123 kcal

Fat7.2 g

Saturated Fat5 g

Carbohydrates11.9 g

Sugars11.2 g

Comparative Analysis

Compared with average Greek-style yogurts, this product contains more sugar (11.2 g vs 7.46 g), more fat (7.2 g vs 5.97 g) and higher saturated fat (5 g vs 3.71 g) while its salt is lower (0.09 g vs 1.03 g).

Ingredients

72% кисело мляко [пастьоризирано мляко, сметана концентрирано обезмаслено мляко, млечнокисели култури), захар, 8,6% вишни, вода, 10% с от вишна от концентрат, модифицирано нишесте, стабилизатори: пектини, гума локуст син • оцветяваща съставка: концентриран сок от черен морков; регулатор на киселинността: лимонена КИСАЛИНА

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