Is Cook Italia Hard Cheese ultra-processed?

Cheeses Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Milk, Salt (processing marker), Rennet, Preservative (processing marker) (Lysozyme Protein from Egg)

As written on the pack

Milk, Salt, Rennet, Preservative: Lysozyme Protein from Egg.

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 460th. 38% of the 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010793378052, last edited 26 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.