Is Kite Hill Almond Milk Cream Cheese Alternative ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 9 ingredients
- 2 additives
Less processed cheeses
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
almond milk (water, almonds), salt (processing marker), vinegar, enzyme, xanthan gum (ultra-processing marker), guar gum (ultra-processing marker), cultures
Additives: E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum
As written on the pack
almond milk (water, almonds), salt, vinegar, enzyme, xanthan gum, guar gum, cultures,
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.
- E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
- E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
2 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.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Among 1,224 cheeses
From least to most processed, this one ranks 952nd. 38% of the cheeses here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0856624004081, last edited 12 August 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.