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Is Kiri spreadable cream cheese rashideen ultra-processed?

100g Cream cheeses Sold in the United States and Saudi Arabia

Pack of Kiri spreadable cream cheese rashideen

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed cream 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

Cow's milk 58%, cream (cow's milk, starters), water, cow's milk proteins, starters, skimmed cow's milk powder, stabilizers (e452), e339, e331, e407, salt, butter, cow's milk minerals concentrate, acidity regulator (e330)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E331 Sodium citrates , E339 Sodium phosphates , E407 Carrageenan , E452 Polyphosphates

As written on the pack

Cow's milk (58%), cream (cow's milk, starters) (30%), water, cow's milk proteins, starters, skimmed cow's milk powder, stabilizers: E452, E339, E331, E407, salt, butter, cow's milk minerals concentrate, acidity regulator: E330. Contains lactose and milk.

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.

  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • 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.

  • Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 122 cream cheeses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 86th. 64% of the cream 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 122 cream cheeses, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 3073781190946, last edited 16 February 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.