Safe

Kefir

by Lifeway

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0017077102322 · Lifeway · Beverages and beverages preparations. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0017077102322 · Serving size 240.0ml

The verdict

Kefir by Lifeway scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 6 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 6-component label led by Pasteurized Organic Lowfat Milk, Nonfat Milk, Pectin; compare those leading ingredients with the product's processing and nutrition fields before deciding whether it fits your goal. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 6 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

73/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

77102322 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Kefir label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 6 ing. REG-PART 33% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-LONG Len top 78% LEAD-RARE Pectin PHOTO-FINISH Cultured Lowfat Milk · ±0 BOOK-OFF …102322 · July 2026

2 of 6 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Pectin). Source sheet 77102322 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Cultured Lowfat Milk Smoothie · Nearest score peer is Cultured Lowfat Milk Smoothie at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

The declared list parsed into a small number of components. On a short list the registry screen covers close to everything the packaging declares, and any single matched component accounts for a correspondingly large share of the composite. Short lists also leave less room for parsing error, since there are fewer separators and qualifiers for the extraction to resolve.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Kefir: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Kefir100/1002. Cultured Lowfat Milk Smoothie: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cultured Lowfat Milk Smoo…100/1003. Cultured Lowfat Milk Smoothie: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Cultured Lowfat Milk Smoo…100/1004. Russian style krestiansky cultured whole milk kefir: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Russian style krestiansky…100/1005. Cultured Lowfat Milk Smoothie: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Cultured Lowfat Milk Smoo…100/100
High-band neighbours for Kefir (100/100) outside Lifeway.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Kefir
100/100
Cultured Lowfat Milk Smoothie
100/100
Cultured Lowfat Milk Smoothie
100/100
Russian style krestiansky cultured whole milk kefir
100/100
Cultured Lowfat Milk Smoothie
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 32,623 products we've scored in the Beverages category, the average safety score is 90.5/100. Kefir scores 9.5 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 90.5/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Beverages and beverages preparations products

Kefir lists 6 ingredients on its label

6 22nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 22% of the 4,874 products we track

0–2: 103 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 484 products (10%). Below this entry. 4–6: 475 products (10%). Below this entry. 6–8: 550 products (11%). This entry sits in this band. 8–10: 619 products (13%). Above this entry. 10–12: 595 products (12%). Above this entry. 12–14: 493 products (10%). Above this entry. 14–16: 381 products (8%). Above this entry. 16–18: 272 products (6%). Above this entry. 18–20: 193 products (4%). Above this entry. 20–22: 187 products (4%). Above this entry. 22–24: 134 products (3%). Above this entry. 24–26: 95 products (2%). Above this entry. 26–28: 69 products (1%). Above this entry. 28–30: 56 products (1%). Above this entry. 30–32: 38 products (1%). Above this entry. 32–34: 16 products (0%). Above this entry. 34–36: 22 products (0%). Above this entry. 36–38: 5 products (0%). Above this entry. 38–40: 7 products (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 80 products (2%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Beverages and beverages preparations product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

4,874 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 6 (22nd percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
103 products (2%)
2–4
484 products (10%)
4–6
475 products (10%)
6–8
550 products (11%)
8–10
619 products (13%)
10–12
595 products (12%)
12–14
493 products (10%)
14–16
381 products (8%)
16–18
272 products (6%)
18–20
193 products (4%)
20–22
187 products (4%)
22–24
134 products (3%)
24–26
95 products (2%)
26–28
69 products (1%)
28–30
56 products (1%)
30–32
38 products (1%)
32–34
16 products (0%)
34–36
22 products (0%)
36–38
5 products (0%)
38–40
7 products (0%)
40 and above
80 products (2%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 4,874 Beverages and beverages preparations products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Full Ingredient List

Pasteurized lowfat milk, nonfat milk, pectin, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3, live and active cultures.

Categories

Beverages and beverages preparations Beverages Dairies Fermented foods Fermented milk products Desserts Dairy desserts Dairy drinks Fermented dairy desserts Fermented drinks Fermented milk drinks Yogurts Kefir

High-score cross-brand comparables for Kefir

Neighbours outside Lifeway with screening scores in the same high band as Kefir (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Lifeway; these peers cross brands.

Check the compact label closely

Check the compact label closely

Kefir has a shorter ingredient list than 78% of its Beverages and beverages preparations category comparison set. A short list is descriptive, not a safety verdict, so inspect the named ingredients directly.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0017077102322: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.