Is The Laughing Cow La vache qui rit original ultra-processed?

Goat cheeses Sold in Canada

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Milk

34 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Less processed goat 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

milk ingredients (ultra-processing marker), Cheeses (processing marker), milk (ultra-processing marker), n milk ingredients, salt (processing marker), bacterial culture, calcium chloride, microbial e Sodium Phosphates, Citric acid (acidity corrector), Salt (processing marker), Contains (Mil Ingrédients), Substances laitières modifiées, Fromages (lait pasteuris substances laitières modifiées, sel, culture bactérienne, chlorure de ca enzyme microbienne), Phosphates de sodium, Acide citrique (régulate d'acidité), Sel, Contient (Lait, fabrique au canada a partir d'ingredients canadiens et importés, made in canad d'armes), qc h2y 3e9, best before (see back, meilleur avant), VOIR AU DOS DOMESTIC and IMPORTED INGREDIENTS FROMAGERIES BEL CANADA INC, C.P, 67 succ

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Modified milk ingredients, Cheeses (pasteurized milk, n milk ingredients, salt, bacterial culture, calcium chloride, microbial e Sodium Phosphates, Citric acid (acidity corrector), Salt. Contains: Mil Ingrédients: Substances laitières modifiées, Fromages (lait pasteuris substances laitières modifiées, sel, culture bactérienne, chlorure de ca enzyme microbienne), Phosphates de sodium, Acide citrique (régulate d'acidité), Sel. Contient : Lait. FABRIQUE AU CANADA A PARTIR D'INGREDIENTS CANADIENS ET IMPORTÉS/MADE IN CANAD D'ARMES, MONTREAL QC H2Y 3E9. BEST BEFORE: SEE BACK/MEILLEUR AVANT: VOIR AU DOS DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED INGREDIENTS FROMAGERIES BEL CANADA INC., C.P. 67 SUCC

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

Milk An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

3 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.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 14 goat cheeses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 21% of the goat 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.

All 14 goat cheeses, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041757011598, last edited 2 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.