Is Sainsbury's Greek PDO feta cheese ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 5 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed cheeses
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Feta Cheese (processing marker) (Sheep's *Milk, Goats *Milk), Safety (Made with pasteurised milk)
As written on the pack
Feta Cheese (Sheep's *Milk, Goats *Milk). Allergy advice: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. Safety: Made with pasteurised milk. Suitable for vegetarians.
What makes it processed
Processed ingredients
Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Category rules
Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.
- Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.
Among 52 feta
From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 12% of the feta here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 01178395, last edited 13 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.