Is Violife creamy original ultra-processed?

200g Cheese substitutes Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

11 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score D

Less processed cheese substitutes

Brixton Blue Vegan Cheese La Fauxmagerie 7 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Blue plant based cheese Honestly Tasty 9 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 3
Rigotta I Am Nut Ok 8 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 3
Mozzarella Low Moisture Part-Skim Shredded Sprouts Farmers Market 8 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 3

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

water, coconut oil (processing marker) 23%, starch (processing marker), sea salt (processing marker), acidity regulator (glucono-delta-lactone), flavourings (ultra-processing marker), olive, vitamin b12, nutrition declaration per (ENERGY 987kJ)

Additives: E575 Glucono-delta-lactone

As written on the pack

WATER, COCONUT OIL (23%), STARCH, SEA SALT, ACIDITY REGULATOR (GLUCONO-DELTA-LACTONE), FLAVOURINGS, OLIVE EXTRACT, VITAMIN B12. NUTRITION DECLARATION PER 100g: ENERGY 987kJ/

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 47 cheese substitutes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 91% of the cheese substitutes 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 47 cheese substitutes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0241394013836, 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.