Is Organics Cheddar Style Vegan Mac ultra-processed?

170 g Pasta dishes 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:

Flavouring
E322 Lecithins

12 ingredients
5 additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed pasta dishes

Fettuccine Alfredo Trader Giotto's 14 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Charlie Bingham Lasagne Charlie Bigham's 76 ingredients · 4 additives NOVA group 3
Spinach, Buffalo Ricotta, Pine Nuts Girasoli Tesco 27 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Macaroni Cheese with Bacon Charlie Bigham's 49 ingredients · 3 additives NOVA group 3

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

durum wheat semolina, palm oil, rice syrup, pea protein, tocopherols, rosemary extract, sea salt (processing marker), corn starch (processing marker), natural flavors (ultra-processing marker), lactic acid, sunflower lecithin (ultra-processing marker), annatto

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E306 Tocopherol-rich extract , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

ORGANIC DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, ORGANIC PALM OIL POWDER, ORGANIC RICE SYRUP SOLIDS, ORGANIC PEA PROTEIN, TOCOPHEROLS, ORGANIC ROSEMARY EXTRACT, SEA SALT, ORGANIC CORN STARCH, ORGANIC NATURAL FLAVORS, LACTIC ACID, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, ORGANIC ANNATTO EXTRACT.

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.

E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 544 pasta dishes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 328th. 72% of the pasta dishes 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 544 pasta dishes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0079893124131, last edited 1 September 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.