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Is Crestwood 12 mozzarella sticks ultra-processed?

180 g Breaded cheeses Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Crestwood 12 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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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

Wheat Flour, Mozzarella Cheese 35%, Water, Rapeseed Oil, Potato Flakes, Potato Starch, Methyl Cellulose, Yeast, Modified Potato Starch, Salt, Dried Garlic, Parsley, Turmeric, White Pepper, Dried Basil, Paprika Extract, Turmeric Extract

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E160c Paprika extract , E461 Methyl cellulose

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour, Mozzarella Cheese (35%) (Milk), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Potato Flakes, Potato Starch, Methyl Cellulose, Yeast, Modified Potato Starch, Salt, Dried Garlic, Dried Parsley, Turmeric, White Pepper, Dried Basil, Paprika Extract, Turmeric Extract.

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.

  • E100 Curcumin 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.
  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
4 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.
  • 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 5th. 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 4088600439334, last edited 27 July 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.