Is Feta ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 10 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed feta
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
milk, Bacterial culture, Salt (processing marker), Microbial enzyme, Calcium chloride, Lipase (ultra-processing marker), Packaged in brine (water, salt (processing marker), lactic acid)
Additives: E1104 Lipase , E270 Lactic acid
As written on the pack
Pasteurized milk, Bacterial culture, Salt, Microbial enzyme, Calcium chloride, Lipase. Packaged in brine (water, salt, lactic acid).
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.
- E1104 Lipase A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Among 52 feta
From least to most processed, this one ranks 50th. 12% of the feta here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0059441181533, last edited 1 April 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.