Gouda, from least to most processed

We track 20 gouda, 15% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Young Gouda.

What makes gouda ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of gouda that contain each:

Processed food (17)

  1. 1 Young Gouda Milbona · 400g NOVA group 3
  2. 2 Gouda Tesco · 250g NOVA group 3
  3. 3 Dutch Gouda Emporium · 198 g NOVA group 3
  4. 4 Gouda cheese slices Marks & Spencers · 250g NOVA group 3
  5. 5 Gouda Slices Sainsbury's · 250g NOVA group 3
  6. 6 Gouda cheese Milbona · 400 g NOVA group 3
  7. 7 Sliced Gouda Slices Asda · 250g NOVA group 3
  8. 8 Gouda Holland 30% Wernerssons · 500 g NOVA group 3
  9. 9 Gouda Coop · 400 g NOVA group 3
  10. 10 Garant Ekologisk skivad Gouda Axfood · 150 g NOVA group 3
  11. 11 Gouda Xtra · 500 g NOVA group 3
  12. 12 Coop Ekologisk Gouda Coop · 200 g (10 x 20 g) NOVA group 3
  13. 13 Familjefavoriter Svensk Gouda Arla · 1.104 kg NOVA group 3
  14. 14 Goudaost i skivor ICA · 1kg NOVA group 3
  15. 15 Gouda Emborg · 200 g NOVA group 3
  16. 16 Riven Gouda Arla · 500 g NOVA group 3
  17. 17 Goudaost ICA · 400g NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (3)

  1. 18 Gouda tierno Milbona · 400 g NOVA group 4
  2. 19 Extra mature gouda Aldi · 180g NOVA group 4
  3. 20 Vintage gouda Lidl · 180 g NOVA group 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.