Is Arla KESO Cottage Cheese Ananas/passion ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 14 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score B
Less processed fresh cheeses
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Cottage cheese (pastöriserad mjölk och grädde, salt (processing marker), syrningskultur, ystenzym), ananas 6%, passionsfrukt 4.4%, druvjuicekoncentrat, modifierad potatisstärkelse (ultra-processing marker), surhetsreglerande medel (natriumcitrat), naturlig arom (ultra-processing marker), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (kaliumsorbat (processing marker))
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate
As written on the pack
Cottage cheese (pastöriserad mjölk och grädde, salt, syrningskultur, ystenzym), ananas 6 %, passionsfruktjuice 4,4 %, druvjuicekoncentrat, modifierad potatisstärkelse, surhetsreglerande medel (natriumcitrat), naturlig arom, konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat).
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.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
5 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.
- E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Among 91 fresh cheeses
From least to most processed, this one ranks 65th. 37% of the fresh cheeses here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310865889904, last edited 21 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.