Is My Protein High Protein Cheese Slices ultra-processed?

Cheeses Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Dextrose
Emulsifier
Glucose
E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

27 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed 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

Wheat Flour, Water, Barley Flakes 9%, Kibbled Barley 7%, Oat Flakes 5%, Wheat Protein, Barley Flour 3%, Yeast, Wheat Flour, Salt (processing marker), Vegetable Oils and Fat (Rapeseed Oil, Palm Fat, Palm Oil), Emulsifier (ultra-processing marker) (mono- and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids (ultra-processing marker)), Dextrose (ultra-processing marker), Malted Barley Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Soya Flour, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid), including cereals containing gluten, WARNING Safety first (To avoid danger of suffocation), please keep this bag away from babies and small children, fzq storage

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Water, Barley Flakes (9%), Kibbled Barley (7%), Oat Flakes (5%), Wheat Protein, Barley Flour (3%), Yeast, Fermented Wheat Flour, Salt, Vegetable Oils and Fat [Rapeseed Oil, Palm Fat, Palm Oil], Emulsifier (Mono - and Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Dextrose, Malted Barley Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Soya Flour, Flour Treatment Agent (Ascorbic Acid). Allergy Advice! for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May also contain rye. WARNING Safety first: To avoid danger of suffocation, please keep this bag away from babies and small children. FZQ STORAGE

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.

E472e Mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids 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.
Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.

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.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,224 cheeses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1087th. 38% of the 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 1,224 cheeses, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010482187620, 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.
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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.