Is Findus Tasty Bites - Ham and Cheese ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 26 ingredients
- 4 additives
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Vetemjöl, ost (processing marker) 20%, vatten, tomatpuré, griskött 12%, griskött, salt (processing marker), grönsaksbuljong, naturlig arom (ultra-processing marker), glukossirap (ultra-processing marker), antioxidanter (askorbinsyra, natriumaskorbat), solrosolja (processing marker), jäst, salt (processing marker), socker (processing marker), metylcellulosa (ultra-processing marker), bakpulver (e450 (ultra-processing marker), e500), oregano, vitlök, lök, svartpeppar, e920
Additives: E450 Diphosphates , E461 Methyl cellulose , E500 Sodium carbonates , E920 L-cysteine
As written on the pack
Vetemjöl, ost (mjölk) 20 %, vatten, tomatpuré, rökt griskött 12% (griskött, salt, grönsaksbuljong, naturlig arom, glukossirap, antioxidanter (askorbinsyra, natriumaskorbat]), solrosolja, jäst, salt, socker, emulgeringsmedel (metylcellulosa), bakpulver (E450, E500), oregano, vitlök, lök, svartpeppar, mjölbehandlingsmedel (E920).
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.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- 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.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
- Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
- Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- 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.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310500188546, last edited 16 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.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.