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Is Feel good food Mozzarella Sticks ultra-processed?

250 g Sold in Aland Islands

Pack of Feel good food 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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Mozzarella Sticks 80% (Mozzarella 60%, vetemjöl, solrosolja, modifierad majsstärkelse, salt, majsmjöl, vatten, kryddor, äggpulver, mjölkprotein, jäst, kryddextrakt, jäsmedel (difosfat), örter), Röd peppar dip 20% (Socker, vatten, paprika, chili 2.5%, modifierad majsstärkelse, ättika, äppeljuice, salt, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra))

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Mozzarella Sticks 80% [Mozzarella 60%, vetemjöl, solrosolja, modifierad majsstärkelse, salt, majsmjöl, vatten, kryddor, äggpulver, mjölkprotein, jäst, kryddextrakt, jäsmedel (difosfat), örter], Röd peppar dip 20% [Socker, vatten, paprika, chili 2.5%, modifierad majsstärkelse, ättika, äppeljuice, salt, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra)].

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
5 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4029401016102, last edited 11 February 2022), 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.