Is Sainsbury's Grated mozzarella ultra-processed?

250g Grated Mozzarella Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Mozzarella Cheese (processing marker) (Cows' Milk), Anti-Caking Agent (processing marker) (Potato Starch (processing marker))

As written on the pack

Mozzarella Cheese (Cows' Milk), Anti-Caking Agent: Potato Starch.

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 18% of the grated Mozzarella 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 01099096, last edited 18 July 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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.