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Is Mondelez International Salmon philadelphia ultra-processed?

Cheese spreads Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Mondelez International Salmon philadelphia

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:

  • 22 ingredients
  • 7 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

medium fat soft cheese, water, salmon 3%, salt, stabilisers (locust bean gum, carrageenan), acids (lactic acid, citric acid), dextrose, flavourings (contain fish, celery), flavour enhancers (monosodium glutamat disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate), colour (paprika extract), smoke, made with pasteurised milk, 7 622201 693879 > mondelez international 3184980

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid , E407 Carrageenan , E410 Locust bean gum , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E627 Disodium guanylate.

As written on the pack

medium fat soft cheese, water, salmon (3%), salt, stabilisers (locust bean gum, carrageenan), acids (lactic acid, citric acid), dextrose, flavourings (contain fish, celery), flavour enhancers (monosodium glutamat disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate), colour (paprika extract), smoke, made with pasteurised milk, 7 622201 693879 > mondelez international 3184980

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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  • Flavour enhancer Flavour enhancers such as monosodium glutamate (E621) strengthen savoury taste without adding a flavour of their own.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
3 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.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 112 cheese spreads

From least to most processed, this one ranks 112th. 78% of the cheese spreads 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.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7622201693879, last edited 27 March 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.