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Is Albert Bartlett +143 11.34 F Magic Garden - Albert- Bartlett Est. ultra-processed?

250 g Breaded cheeses Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Albert Bartlett +143 11.34 F Magic Garden - Albert- Bartlett Est.

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 36 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed breaded cheeses

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Fotatoes 53%, Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese (14), Breadcrumb 10% (Rice Flour, Gram Flour, Maize Starch, Salt, Dextrose), Cheese 5% (Chedder Cheese, Water, Milk Protein, Emulsifying Salts (Sodium Citrates, Polyphosphates, Sodium Phosphates, Potassium Phosphates), Unsalted Butter, Potato Starch, Salt, Maize Starch), Water, Potato Flakes, Regato Cheese, Sunflower Oil, Potato Starch, Chickpea Flour, Rice Flour, Maize Starch, Salt, Raising Agents (Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Carbonates), White Pepper, Stabiliser

Additives: E331 Sodium citrates , E452 Polyphosphates , E461 Methyl cellulose , E500 Sodium carbonates

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E461 Methyl cellulose.

As written on the pack

Fotatoes (53%), Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk) (14), Gluten Free Breadcrumb (10%) [Rice Flour, Gram Flour, Maize Starch, Salt, Dextrose], Processed Cheese (5%) [Chedder Cheese (Milk) (69%), Water, Milk Protein, Emulsifying Salts (Sodium Citrates, Polyphosphates, Sodium Phosphates, Potassium Phosphates), Unsalted Butter (Milk), Potato Starch, Salt, Maize Starch], Water, Potato Flakes, Regato Cheese (Milk) (3%), Sunflower Oil, Potato Starch, Chickpea Flour, Rice Flour, Maize Starch, Salt, Raising Agents (Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Carbonates), White Pepper, Stabiliser: (Methyl Cellulose). ALLERGEN ADVICE:

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E452 Polyphosphates Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.
  • E461 Methyl cellulose Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
7 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.
  • Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 14 breaded cheeses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 86% of the breaded cheeses here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 14 breaded cheeses, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060110485321, last edited 16 July 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.