Is Tesco Manchego Cheese ultra-processed?

Sheep's-milk cheeses 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

Manchego Full Fat Hard Cheese, Preservative (processing marker) (Egg Lysozyme)

Additives: E1105 Lysozyme

As written on the pack

Manchego Full Fat Hard Cheese (Milk), Preservative (Egg Lysozyme)

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

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

From least to most processed, this one ranks 26th. 7% of the sheep's-milk 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.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5052910900708, last edited 7 April 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 E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.