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Is Sainsbury’s Mediterranean Halloumi Sticks ultra-processed?

200g Halloumi Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Sainsbury’s Mediterranean Halloumi Sticks

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 10 ingredients
  • No additives

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

Halloumi Cheese (Cows' Milk, Sheeps' Milk, Goats' Milk), Chilli, Oregano, Thyme, Marjoram, Black Pepper, Mint

As written on the pack

Halloumi Cheese (Cows' Milk, Sheeps' Milk, Goats' Milk), Chilli Flakes, Oregano, Thyme, Marjoram, Black Pepper, Mint.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 27 halloumi

From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 0% of the halloumi 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 27 halloumi, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5063334000714, 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.