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Is Schwartz Cheddar cheese ultra-processed?

Cheddar cheese Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Schwartz Cheddar cheese

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 31 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed cheddar cheese

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

Modified Starch, Maltodextrin, Wheat Flour (with Calcium, Iron, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Thiamin (Vitamin B1)), Somerset Cheese Powder 9%, Cheddar Cheese Powder, Acid (Lactic Acid, from Milk), Yeast Extract, Salt, Natural Flavouring, Rapeseed Oil, Colour (Carotenes), NUTRITIONAL V Typical Values) Energy Fat of which satural Carbohydrate of which sugars Fibre Protein Salt Schwartz, Pegasus Way, Haddenham, Aylesbury, Bucks, hp17 8lb, McCormick France SAS, 315 rue M, Demonque 84917 Avignon Cedex 9, Get in touch (schwartz.enquiries@mccormick.co.uk Find more delicious ideas at www.schwartz.co.uk)

Additives: E14XX Modified Starch , E160a Carotene , E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Modified Starch, Maltodextrin, Wheat Flour (with Calcium, Iron, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Thiamin (Vitamin B1)), Somerset Cheese Powder (9%) Cheddar Cheese Powder, Acid (Lactic Acid)(from Milk), Yeast Extract, Salt, Natural Flavouring, Rapeseed Oil, Colour (Carotenes). NUTRITIONAL V Typical Values) Energy Fat of which satural Carbohydrate of which sugars Fibre Protein Salt Schwartz, Pegasus Way, Haddenham, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP17 8LB. McCormick France SAS, 315 rue M. Demonque 84917 Avignon Cedex 9 - France Get in touch: schwartz.enquiries@mccormick.co.uk Find more delicious ideas at www.schwartz.co.uk

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.

  • E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • 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.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
4 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 155 cheddar cheese

From least to most processed, this one ranks 152nd. 28% of the cheddar cheese 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 155 cheddar cheese, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000225010339, last edited 9 June 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.