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Is Tesco Mozzarella ultra-processed?

Mozzarella Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Pack of Tesco Mozzarella

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Open Food Facts counts every product in its category, cheeses, as at least group 3.

  • 3 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed cheeses

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

Ingredients

mozzarella medium fat soft cheese, acidity regulator (citric acid)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

mozzarella medium fat soft cheese (milk), acidity regulator (citric acid). allergy advice for allergens, see ingredients in bold. suitable for vegetarians

What makes it processed

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 72 mozzarella

From least to most processed, this one ranks 40th. 10% of the 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.

All 72 mozzarella, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057545828847, 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.