Is Ready Chef Gaudina ultra-processed?

900 g Cheeses Sold in Ukraine

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E160a Carotene

29 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score D

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

Skummetmælk 71%, palmeolie 27%, salt (processing marker), syrningskultur og Mikrobiel løbe, Farve (Beta carotene (e160a (ultra-processing marker)), NO), Skivet Gaudina, Tilberedt på skummetmelk og RSPO certificeret vegetabilsk fett, Ingredienser (Skummetmelk 71%), palmeolie 27%, salt (processing marker), syrningskultur og Mikrobiel løpe, Farge (Beta carotene (e160a (ultra-processing marker)), SE), Skivad Gaudina, Förberedd av skummjölk och RSPO certifierad vegatabilisk fett, Ingredienser (Skummjölk 71%), palmolja 27%, salt (processing marker), syrningskultur og Mikrobiel lope, Färgamme (Beta carotene (e160a (ultra-processing marker)))

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene

As written on the pack

Skummetmælk (71%), palmeolie (27%), salt, syrningskultur og Mikrobiel løbe. Farve: Beta carotene (E160a). NO: Skivet Gaudina. Tilberedt på skummetmelk og RSPO certificeret vegetabilsk fett. Ingredienser: Skummetmelk (71%), palmeolie (27%), salt, syrningskultur og Mikrobiel løpe. Farge: Beta carotene (E160a). SE: Skivad Gaudina. Förberedd av skummjölk och RSPO certifierad vegatabilisk fett. Ingredienser: Skummjölk (71%), palmolja (27%) salt, syrningskultur og Mikrobiel lope. Färgamme: Beta carotene (E160a).

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.

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 1,223 cheeses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 873rd. 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 1,223 cheeses, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5708356010272, last edited 12 March 2025), 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.