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Is Clever Select Mozzarella Sticks ultra-processed?

250g Breaded cheeses Sold in the United Kingdom, Germany and 2 more countries

Pack of Clever Select Mozzarella Sticks

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed breaded 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

Mozzarella Cheese Sticks in Breadcrumbs 80% (Mozzarella Cheese 41%, Wheat Flour, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cream Cheese 5%, Modified Potato Starch, Spices, Potato Flakes, Potato Starch, Yeast, Salt, Methyl Cellulose, Herbs, Spice Extract, Natural Flavouring), Chilli Dip 20% (Sugar, Water, Red Pepper, Chillies 2.5%, Modified Maize Starch, Brandy Vinegar, Apple Juice, Salt, Citric Acid), including Cereals containing Gluten

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E461 Methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

80% Mozzarella Cheese Sticks in Breadcrumbs (41% Mozzarella Cheese (Milk), Wheat Flour, Water, Rapeseed Oil, 5% Cream Cheese (Milk), Modified Potato Starch, Ground Spices, Potato Flakes, Potato Starch, Yeast, Salt, Thickener: Methyl Cellulose; Herbs, Spice Extract, Natural Flavouring), 20% Chilli Dip (Sugar, Water, Red Pepper, 2.5% Chillies, Modified Maize Starch, Brandy Vinegar, Apple Juice, Salt, Acid: Citric Acid). Allergy Advice For allergens, including Cereals containing Gluten, see ingredients in bold. May also contain Egg

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.

  • E461 Methyl cellulose 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.
  • 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.

  • Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 14 breaded cheeses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 86% of the breaded 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 14 breaded cheeses, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489387893, last edited 22 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.