Is Arla Foods Paneer cheese Original ultra-processed?

225 g Cheeses

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Milk proteins

21 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

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

mjölk, mjölkprotein (ultra-processing marker), surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), Förpackad i en skyddande atmosfär, Intialaistyyppinen vähäsuolainen ruoanlait, tojuusto, Rasvaa 8%, Ainekset (pastöroitu maito), maitoproteiini, happamuudensäätöaine (sitruuna, happo), Säilöntäaineeton, Pakattu suojakaasuun, Säilytys (maximum +8°C, Pakattu suojakaasuun, Pakkauksen kierrätys), Lajitellaan muoveihin

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Pastöriserad mjölk, mjölkprotein, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra). Förpackad i en skyddande atmosfär. Intialaistyyppinen vähäsuolainen ruoanlait - tojuusto. Rasvaa 8%. Ainekset: pastöroitu maito, maitoproteiini, happamuudensäätöaine (sitruuna - happo). Säilöntäaineeton. Pakattu suojakaasuun. Säilytys: max. +8°C. Pakattu suojakaasuun. Pakkauksen kierrätys: Lajitellaan muoveihin.

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.

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 1,224 cheeses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 840th. 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 1,224 cheeses, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5711953081699, last edited 20 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.