Is Morrisons Cheesy Slices ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 17 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed cheeses
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Cheesy Slices Processed slices made using a blend of cheese, vegetable oil (processing marker), milk proteins (ultra-processing marker), 170ge Ingredients Cheese 60% (cheese (processing marker), lactic acid), Water, Palm oil, polyphosphates (ultra-processing marker), calcium phosphates, sodium phosphates, Modified Potato starch (ultra-processing marker), Flavouring (ultra-processing marker), Milk protein (ultra-processing marker), Whey powder (ultra-processing marker), carotenes (ultra-processing marker), paprika extract (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E160a Carotene , E160c Paprika extract , E270 Lactic acid , E452 Polyphosphates
As written on the pack
Cheesy Slices Processed slices made using a blend of cheese, vegetable oil and milk proteins. 170ge Ingredients Cheese (60%) (cheese (milk), acidity regulator (lactic acid)), Water, Palm oil, Emulsifying salts (polyphosphates, calcium phosphates, sodium phosphates), Modified Potato starch, Flavouring (contains milk), Milk protein, Whey powder (milk), Colours (carotenes, paprika extract). ALLERGY ADVICE For allergens, see ingredients in bold.
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.
- E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Among 1,223 cheeses
From least to most processed, this one ranks 1173rd. 38% of the cheeses here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010525250069, last edited 2 October 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- 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.