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Is Everyday Essentials Light Mozzarella ultra-processed?

Mozzarella Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Everyday Essentials Light Mozzarella

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 B

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

Mozzarella Cheese, Water, Salt, Acid (Citric Acid)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Mozzarella Cheese (Milk), Water, Salt, Acid: Citric Acid. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, see ingredients in bold... DIETARY ADVICE: Suitable for vegetarians. corvatives

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

Culinary ingredients

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.

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 72 mozzarella

From least to most processed, this one ranks 53rd. 10% of the mozzarella 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 72 mozzarella, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600286815, last edited 14 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.