Is Keso Cottage Cheese Vanilj/Vanilja ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 15 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed fresh cheeses
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Cottage cheese (pastöriserad mjölk och grädde, salt (processing marker), syrningskultur, ystenzym), vatten, socker (processing marker) 3%, extrakt från Bourbonvanilj, vanilj, stång, naturlig arom (ultra-processing marker), citronjuice, modifierad potatisstärkelse (ultra-processing marker), konserveringsmedel (processing marker) (kaliumsorbat (processing marker))
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate
As written on the pack
Cottage cheese (pastöriserad mjölk och grädde, salt, syrningskultur, ystenzym), vatten, socker 3%, extrakt från Bourbonvanilj, mald vanilj - stång, naturlig arom, citronjuice, modifierad potatisstärkelse, konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat).
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.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
6 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.
- 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.
Among 91 fresh cheeses
From least to most processed, this one ranks 66th. 37% of the fresh cheeses here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7310865889157, last edited 8 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 A (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.