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Is Creamfields Grated Grana Padano ultra-processed?

Grana Padano Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Creamfields Grated Grana Padano

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 5 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed 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

grana padano medium fat hard cheese, animal rennet, preservative (egg lysozyme), nutrition as sold per per typical values 100g 1654kj

Additives: E1105 Lysozyme

As written on the pack

grana padano medium fat hard cheese (milk), animal rennet, preservative (egg lysozyme). allergy advice for allergens, see ingredients in bold. nutrition as sold per per typical values 100g 1654kj

What makes it processed

Preservation and traditional processing

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

Category rules

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

  • Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 12 grana Padano

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 0% of the grana Padano 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 12 grana Padano, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057753923426, last edited 7 May 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.