Is it ultra-processed?
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Hard cheeses, from least to most processed

We track 15 hard cheeses, 7% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Emmental Slices.

What makes hard cheeses ultra-processed

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

Processed food (14)

  1. 1 Emmental Slices Milbona · 400g 3
  2. 2 Emmental Tesco · 250g 3
  3. 3 Emmental Président · 200 g 3
  4. 4 Dutch Emmental Slices Emporium · 16 x 25 g 3
  5. 5 Comté TESCO finest · 180g 3
  6. 6 Reserve Gruyère Lidl 3
  7. 7 Fromage râpé pour pizza Lidl · 300 g 3
  8. 8 Emmental cheese slices Sainsbury's · 250g 3
  9. 9 Comte Sainsbury's taste the difference 3
  10. 10 Gruyere Aop Cheese 16 oz 3
  11. 11 Alpenhaus, le gruyere switzerland + aop, gruyere cheese Alpenhaus · 227 g 3
  12. 12 Norvegia Proteinrik Tine · 0.5 kg 3
  13. 13 Italian style grated cheese Cucina 3
  14. 14 Swiss & Gruyere Shredded Cheese Emporium Selections · 8 oz 3

Ultra-processed food (1)

  1. 15 italian style grated Vemondo · 100 g 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.