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Is Creamfields Red Leicester ultra-processed?

Extra-mature cheddar Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Creamfields Red Leicester

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:

  • 4 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed extra-mature cheddar

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

red leicester cheese, annatto norbixin, made using british and irish milk, v s ke st pa

Additives: E160b Annatto , E160bii Annatto norbixin

As written on the pack

red leicester cheese (milk), colour (annatto norbixin). made using british and irish milk. allergy advice for allergens, see ingredients in bold. v s ke st pa

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.

  • E160b Annatto Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
2 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 extra-mature cheddar

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 8% of the extra-mature cheddar 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 13 extra-mature cheddar, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057967013944, last edited 20 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.