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Is BEL 20000247 Cheese Dip with Breadsticks ultra-processed?

140 g Milkfat Sold in Australia, New Zealand and Spain

Pack of BEL 20000247 Cheese Dip with Breadsticks

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed milkfat

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

cheese dip 71.4% (skimmed milk), cheeses (milk, salt, lactic acid bacteria, microbial rennet), butter, emulsifiers, milk protein, dairy lactic concentrate, natural salt flavor, breadsticks 28.6% (wheat flour), vegetable oil, barley malt, salt, yeast, natural flavor

Additives: E341 Calcium phosphates , E452 Polyphosphates

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E452 Polyphosphates.

As written on the pack

cheese dip (71,4%): rehydrated skimmed milk, cheeses (milk, salt, lactic acid bacteria (milk), microbial rennet), butter (milk), emulsifiers (452, 341), milk protein, dairy lactic concentrate (milk), natural salt flavor, breadsticks (28,6%): wheat flour, vegetable oil, barley malt, salt, yeast, natural flavor, contains: milk, gluten, wheat,

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.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 270 milkfat

From least to most processed, this one ranks 255th. 24% of the milkfat 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 270 milkfat, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 3073780810661, last edited 29 September 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.