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Category Analysis ID: 6000

Dairy

Detailed breakdown of health metrics and processing levels for 319 food items in this category.

Food Compass 2.0

A holistic nutrient profiling system (0-100) that assesses food healthfulness across 9 domains. Higher is better.

Food Compass 2.0
44.6AVG
0102030405060708090100

Score Interpretation

0-30 Limit consumption19.1%
31-70 Moderate consumption73.7%
71-100 Recommended consumption7.2%

Health Star Rating

Australian/NZ system rating the overall nutritional profile of packaged foods from 0.5 to 5 stars.

Health Star Rating
3.7AVG
012345

Rating Guide

3.5-5.0 Healthier choice, prioritize when comparing products75.5%
2.5-3.0 Moderate choice, acceptable for some categories10.7%
0.5-2.0 Consume occasionally, high in saturated fat, sodium or sugar 13.8%

NOVA Group

Categorizes foods by the extent and purpose of industrial processing (1-4). Lower groups are minimally processed.

NOVA Group
2.9 AVG
1
2
3
4

Group Definitions

Group 1 Unprocessed or minimally processed foods16.9%
Group 2 Processed culinary ingredients17.5%
Group 3 Processed foods26.7%
Group 4Ultra-processed foods38.9%

Nutri-Score

European 5-color label system from A (best nutritional quality) to E (poorest nutritional quality).

Nutri Score
A
B
C
D
E

Grade Definitions

A Highest quality, recommended daily choice6.3%
B Good quality, recommended25.1%
C Moderate quality, consume moderately21.0%
D Lower quality, limit intake21.0%
E Lowest quality, consume sparingly26.7%

Food Items 319

Dairy11111170

Milk, calcium fortified, fat free (skim)

Food Compass 2 65
Health Star 5
Nutri-Score B
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 1
1
2
3
4
Dairy11114321

Milk, cow's, fluid, lactose reduced, nonfat, fortified with calcium

Food Compass 2 65
Health Star 5
Nutri-Score B
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 1
1
2
3
4
Dairy11120000

Milk, dry, reconstituted, NS as to fat content

Food Compass 2 65
Health Star 5
Nutri-Score B
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 1
1
2
3
4
Dairy11330000

Milk, soy, dry, reconstituted, not baby's

Food Compass 2 65
Health Star 5
Nutri-Score B
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 4
1
2
3
4
Dairy11810000

Milk, dry, not reconstituted, NS as to fat content

Food Compass 2 65
Health Star 1
Nutri-Score E
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 1
1
2
3
4
Dairy11813000

Milk, dry, not reconstituted, fat free (skim)

Food Compass 2 65
Health Star 1
Nutri-Score E
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 1
1
2
3
4
Dairy11424000

Yogurt, vanilla, nonfat milk, light

Food Compass 2 64
Health Star 4.5
Nutri-Score B
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 4
1
2
3
4
Dairy11513851

Chocolate milk, made from sugar free syrup with whole milk

Food Compass 2 64
Health Star 4.5
Nutri-Score B
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 1
1
2
3
4
Dairy11514330

Hot chocolate / Cocoa, made with no sugar added dry mix and reduced fat milk

Food Compass 2 64
Health Star 3.5
Nutri-Score D
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 2
1
2
3
4
Dairy11514340

Hot chocolate / Cocoa, made with no sugar added dry mix and low fat milk

Food Compass 2 64
Health Star 4
Nutri-Score C
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 2
1
2
3
4
Dairy11514360

Hot chocolate / Cocoa, made with no sugar added dry mix and non- dairy milk

Food Compass 2 64
Health Star 3.5
Nutri-Score C
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 4
1
2
3
4
Dairy11812000

Milk, dry, not reconstituted, low fat (1%)

Food Compass 2 64
Health Star 1
Nutri-Score E
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 1
1
2
3
4
Dairy11320100

Soy milk, light

Food Compass 2 63
Health Star 4.5
Nutri-Score B
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 4
1
2
3
4
Dairy11112000

Milk, cow's, fluid, other than whole, NS as to 2%, 1%, or skim (formerly milk, cow's, fluid, "lowfat", NS as to percent fat)

Food Compass 2 62
Health Star 4.5
Nutri-Score B
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 1
1
2
3
4
Dairy11111160

Milk, calcium fortified, low fat (1%)

Food Compass 2 61
Health Star 5
Nutri-Score B
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 1
1
2
3
4
Dairy11112120

Milk, acidophilus, low fat (1%)

Food Compass 2 61
Health Star 5
Nutri-Score B
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 1
1
2
3
4
Dairy11112210

Milk, low fat (1%)

Food Compass 2 61
Health Star 5
Nutri-Score B
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 1
1
2
3
4
Dairy11114300

Milk, lactose free, low fat (1%)

Food Compass 2 61
Health Star 5
Nutri-Score B
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 1
1
2
3
4
Dairy11114310

Milk, cow's, fluid, lactose reduced, 1% fat, fortified with calcium

Food Compass 2 61
Health Star 4.5
Nutri-Score B
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 1
1
2
3
4
Dairy11428000

Yogurt, Greek, chocolate, nonfat

Food Compass 2 61
Health Star 5
Nutri-Score A
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 4
1
2
3
4
Dairy11446000

Yogurt parfait, low fat, with fruit

Food Compass 2 61
Health Star 4.5
Nutri-Score C
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 4
1
2
3
4
Dairy11513375

Chocolate milk, made from reduced sugar mix with non-dairy milk

Food Compass 2 61
Health Star 4
Nutri-Score C
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 4
1
2
3
4
Dairy11514320

Hot chocolate / Cocoa, made with no sugar added dry mix and whole milk

Food Compass 2 61
Health Star 3
Nutri-Score D
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 2
1
2
3
4
Dairy11121210

Milk, dry, reconstituted, low fat (1%)

Food Compass 2 60
Health Star 4.5
Nutri-Score B
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 1
1
2
3
4
Dairy11121300

Milk, dry, reconstituted, fat free (skim)

Food Compass 2 60
Health Star 5
Nutri-Score B
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 1
1
2
3
4
Dairy14206010

Cheese, cottage, lowfat, low sodium

Food Compass 2 60
Health Star 5
Nutri-Score A
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 3
1
2
3
4
Dairy11112110

Milk, reduced fat (2%)

Food Compass 2 59
Health Star 4.5
Nutri-Score B
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 1
1
2
3
4
Dairy11112130

Milk, acidophilus, reduced fat (2%)

Food Compass 2 59
Health Star 4.5
Nutri-Score B
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 1
1
2
3
4
Dairy11114330

Milk, lactose free, reduced fat (2%)

Food Compass 2 59
Health Star 4.5
Nutri-Score B
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 1
1
2
3
4
Dairy14107040

Cheese, Mozzarella, reduced sodium

Food Compass 2 59
Health Star 5
Nutri-Score C
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 3
1
2
3
4
Dairy11100000

Milk, NFS

Food Compass 2 58
Health Star 4.5
Nutri-Score B
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 1
1
2
3
4
Dairy11212100

Milk, evaporated, skim, undiluted

Food Compass 2 58
Health Star 4.5
Nutri-Score E
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 2
1
2
3
4
Dairy11424520

Yogurt, Greek, vanilla, nonfat

Food Compass 2 58
Health Star 5
Nutri-Score A
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 4
1
2
3
4
Dairy11435030

Yogurt, Greek, nonfat milk, flavors other than fruit

Food Compass 2 58
Health Star 5
Nutri-Score A
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 4
1
2
3
4
Dairy11527000

Milk, malted, fortified, NS as to flavor, made with milk

Food Compass 2 58
Health Star 3.5
Nutri-Score E
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 2
1
2
3
4
Dairy14109020

Cheese, Swiss, reduced sodium

Food Compass 2 58
Health Star 5
Nutri-Score C
A
B
C
D
E
NOVA Group 3
1
2
3
4