Is Kavli MildOst ultra-processed?

400 g Pasteurized cheeses Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E452 Polyphosphates

10 ingredients
6 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed pasteurized 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

Hårdost (processing marker) 52%, vatten, smältsalter (e339, e452 (ultra-processing marker)), surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra, natriumkarbonat), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (e202 (processing marker))

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid , E339 Sodium phosphates , E452 Polyphosphates , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500i Sodium carbonate

As written on the pack

Hårdost 52%, vatten, smältsalter (E339, E452), surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra, natriumkarbonat), konserveringsmedel (E202).

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.

E452 Polyphosphates 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.

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.

E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.
Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 31 pasteurized cheeses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 28th. 23% of the pasteurized 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 31 pasteurized cheeses, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7311441340109, last edited 2 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.