Is Asda Cheese ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 4 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed cheeses
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
mild cheddar cheese (processing marker) (milk), potato starch (processing marker), ה ר@רדs a es
As written on the pack
grated mild cheddar cheese (pasteurised milk), potato starch. allergy advice! for allergens, see ingredients in bold. packaged in a protective atmosphere. no artificial colours or flavours. ה ר@רדs a es
What makes it processed
Processed ingredients
Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Culinary ingredients
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Category rules
Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.
- Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.
Among 250 cow cheeses
From least to most processed, this one ranks 127th. 22% of the cow cheeses here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5054070243879, 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.