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Is Aldi Cheesy singles ultra-processed?

Cheeses Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Aldi Cheesy singles

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed 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

partially reconstituted dried skimmer milk palm oil cheese 22%, milk silk powder modified potato starch, imag salts triphosphates, potassium prophe sat, whey powder, milk, add om aat colour (paprika extract allergy advice), for allergener ingredients in bold no artificial colours and flavourings storage (keep refrigerated below on opened), keep refrigerated and use with 7 days ing #v nutrition pam 27, 28 25.2% 11, g 754 l311 refrigerated b 5.1% 064 10‚14 1‚654 that contains 157 15 suces novida v

Additives: E451 Triphosphates

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E451 Triphosphates.

As written on the pack

partially reconstituted dried skimmer milk palm oil cheese (22%) (milk silk powder modified potato starch, imag salts triphosphates, potassium prophe sat, whey powder (milk, add om aat colour: paprika extract allergy advice: for allergener ingredients in bold no artificial colours or flavourings storage: keep refrigerated below on opened, keep refrigerated and use with 7 days ing #v nutrition pam 27/28 25,2g 11, g 754 l311 refrigerated b 5,1g 064 10,14 1,654 that contains 157 15 suces novida v vegetarian

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.

  • E451 Triphosphates 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.

  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,223 cheeses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 926th. 38% of the 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 1,223 cheeses, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600086392, last edited 27 March 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.