Is Co Op Cheddar cheese sandwich ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 35 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
White Bread 58% (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Salt (processing marker), Wheat Protein, Emulsifiers (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker), Vegetable, mono- and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids-Vegetable), Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic acid), Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch (processing marker)), Mature Cheddar Cheese (processing marker), Mayonnaise (processing marker) 14% (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Spirit Vinegar, Sugar (processing marker), Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt (processing marker)), White Wine Vinegar, Salt (processing marker))
Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
White Bread (58%) (Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Salt, Wheat Protein, Emulsifiers (Mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids - Vegetable, Mono - and diacetyl tartaric acid esters of mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids-Vegetable), Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic acid), Wheat Flour, Wheat Starch), Vegetarian Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk) (28%), Mayonnaise (14%) (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Cornflour, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Spirit Vinegar, Sugar, Dijon Mustard (Water, Mustard Seeds, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), White Wine Vinegar, Salt).
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.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
6 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.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
Among 324 sandwiches
From least to most processed, this one ranks 98th. 82% of the sandwiches here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000128711449, 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.