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Yes — Full Fat Soft Cheese Original is ultra-processed.
Classified as ultra-processed because it contains guar gum, a thickener (food additive) that is an isolated industrial ingredient used to modify texture, fitting NOVA criteria for ultra-processed foods.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other dairy, eggs & yoghurt Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Lighter soft cheese
By Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Mascarpone
Lidl, Milbona
Not UPF
full fat soft cheese
Milbona (Lidl)
Not UPF
Original Creamy Soft Cheese
ASDA
Not UPF
Light Philadelphia Soft Cheese
Philadelphia
Not UPF
Soft Cheese Garlic And Herb
Tesco
Not UPF
Savers soft cheese
Morrisons
Not UPF
Lighter Creamy Soft Cheese
Marks & Spencer, M&S
Not UPF
LOW FAT COTTAGE CHEESE
Everyday Essentials
Not UPF
Soft Cheese
Arla Lacto Free
Not UPF
Yes — Full Fat Soft Cheese Original by Milbona,Lidl is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Classified as ultra-processed because it contains guar gum, a thickener (food additive) that is an isolated industrial ingredient used to modify texture, fitting NOVA criteria for ultra-processed foods.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Soft cheese by Tesco, Full Fat Soft Cheese by Sainsbury's, Cream Cheese by Paysan Breton. See the healthier alternatives above for details.
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.