Lifeway Nutri-Score A NOVA 4

Nonfat Cultured Milk Smoothie Protein Kefir

Nonfat Cultured Milk Smoothie Protein Kefir: 4.3/5 ingredient safety

Nonfat Cultured Milk Smoothie Protein Kefir by Lifeway has 3 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.3 out of 5, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is A.

  • Safety score 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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How This Score Is Built

Nonfat Cultured Milk Smoothie Protein Kefir 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). 3 of its 3 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 Nonfat Cultured Milk Smoothie Protein Kefir sits nationally

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

4.3 Top 38% higher than 62% 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

4.3
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.3 out of 5
Based on 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
3
Low Risk / Safe
A
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 CULTURED NONFAT MILK, CANE SUGAR, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, PECTIN, NATURAL STRAWBERRY FLAVOR, NATURAL BLUEBERRY FLAVOR, RED BEET JUICE (FOR COLOR), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3.

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Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Nonfat Cultured Milk Smoothie Protein Kefir: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.

Product Details

Brand
Lifeway
Barcode
0017077171168
Nutri-Score
Grade A
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Nonfat Cultured Milk Smoothie Protein Kefir rank on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Nonfat Cultured Milk Smoothie Protein Kefir's 4.3/5 average puts it in the safer 62%, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4.3/5 rating on Nonfat Cultured Milk Smoothie Protein Kefir?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Nonfat Cultured Milk Smoothie Protein Kefir's 4.3/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it 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.