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Yes — slices by Sainsbury's y 10 cheesy slices by Sainsb is ultra-processed.
The product is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial additives and ingredients characteristic of NOVA group 4, including palm oil, modified potato starch, emulsifying salts (sodium polyphosphate, calcium phosphate), added flavouring, and added colours (beta-carotene, paprika extract). These go beyond basic culinary ingredients used in traditional cheese making and indicate an industrially formulated processed cheese product.
Other dairy, eggs & yoghurt Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Mature Cheddar, Strength 3
Tesco
Not UPF
Half fat mature cheddar
Emporium
Not UPF
Sainsbury's organic soft cheese
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Basics Full Flavour Cheddar Cheese
Sainsbury’s
Not UPF
Cottage Cheese
Milbona
Not UPF
babybel
Babybel
Not UPF
Yorkshire Cottage Cheese Natural
Longley Farm
Not UPF
Our Mature Cheddar
Cathedral City
Not UPF
Burrata
Milbona
Not UPF
Yes — slices by Sainsbury's y 10 cheesy slices by Sainsb by By Saisnburys is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is ultra-processed because it contains several industrial additives and ingredients characteristic of NOVA group 4, including palm oil, modified potato starch, emulsifying salts (sodium polyphosphate, calcium phosphate), added flavouring, and added colours (beta-carotene, paprika extract). These go beyond basic culinary ingredients used in traditional cheese making and indicate an industrially formulated processed cheese product.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.
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Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.