Is Bettergoods Plant-based mozzarella shredded 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
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
cashew beverage (water, cashews), coconut oil (processing marker), tapioca starch (processing marker), potato starch (processing marker), corn starch (processing marker), modified food starch (ultra-processing marker), sea salt (processing marker), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), potato protein, beta-carotene (ultra-processing marker), cultures, vitamin B12
Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene
As written on the pack
CASHEW BEVERAGE (water, cashews), coconut oil, tapioca starch, potato starch, corn starch, modified food starch, sea salt, natural flavors, potato protein, beta-carotene, cultures, vitamin B12.
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.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- 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.
3 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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 47 cheese substitutes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 91% of the cheese substitutes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0194346193912, last edited 3 June 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.