Is Pure Plant Based Grated Cheese 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
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Water, Coconut Oil (processing marker) 25%, Modified Potato Starch (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Calcium Lactate (ultra-processing marker), Preservative (processing marker) (Sorbic Acid), Natural Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Natural Colour (ultra-processing marker) (Beta Carotene (ultra-processing marker)), Iron, vitamins, vitamin D2, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Anti-Caking Agent (processing marker) (Potato Starch (processing marker))
Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E200 Sorbic acid , E327 Calcium lactate
As written on the pack
Water, Coconut Oil (25%), Modified Potato Starch, Salt, Calcium Lactate, Preservative: Sorbic Acid; Natural Flavourings, Natural Colour: Beta Carotene; Iron, Vitamin D2, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Anti-Caking Agent: Potato Starch
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.
- E327 Calcium lactate Thickeners are substances which increase the viscosity of a foodstuff.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- 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.
6 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.
- Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Among 47 cheese substitutes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 29th. 91% of the cheese substitutes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057624748691, 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.