Lifeway Nutri-Score D NOVA 4

Greek style plain unsweetened kefir cultured whole milk, greek style, plain

Greek style plain unsweetened kefir cultured whole milk, greek style, plain: 4.5/5 ingredient safety

Greek style plain unsweetened kefir cultured whole milk, greek style, plain by Lifeway has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.5 out of 5, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is D.

  • Safety score 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Dairies / Fermented foods / Fermented milk products / Desserts / Dairy desserts / Fermented dairy desserts / Milks / Yogurts / Whole milks

How This Score Is Built

Greek style plain unsweetened kefir cultured whole milk, greek style, plain draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where Greek style plain unsweetened kefir cultured whole milk, greek style, plain sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4.5 Top 29% higher than 71% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

4.5
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.5 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
D
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

Pasteurized milk, cream, pectin, vitamin d3, live and active cultures.

Product Details

Brand
Lifeway
Barcode
0017077117326
Nutri-Score
Grade D
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
Costa Rica,United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Greek style plain unsweetened kefir cultured whole milk, greek style, plain's safety score compare to other products?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Greek style plain unsweetened kefir cultured whole milk, greek style, plain's 4.5/5 average puts it in the safer 71%, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 4.5/5 ingredient safety score mean?

PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 4.5/5 average places Greek style plain unsweetened kefir cultured whole milk, greek style, plain in the Low Risk tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.