Is Kavli SaffransOst ultra-processed?

175 g Soft cheeses

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E164 Saffron
E452 Polyphosphates

11 ingredients
5 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed soft 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) 62%, vatten, smältsalter (e339, e452 (ultra-processing marker)), konserverinysmedel (e202 (processing marker), e234), farinsocker (processing marker), cayennepeppar, saffran (ultra-processing marker) 0.02%

Additives: E164 Saffron , E202 Potassium sorbate , E234 Nisin , E339 Sodium phosphates , E452 Polyphosphates

As written on the pack

Hårdost (62%), vatten, smältsalter (E339, E452), konserverinysmedel (E202, E234), farinsocker, cayennepeppar, saffran (0,02%)

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.

E164 Saffron A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 27 soft cheeses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 26th. 22% of the soft 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 27 soft cheeses, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9318035010972, 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.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.