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Yes — Original Full Fat Soft Cheese is ultra-processed.
This soft cheese contains guar gum and carrageenan, which are industrially produced stabilizers/thickeners. Their presence classifies the product as ultra-processed under NOVA, even though the base ingredients (soft cheese, salt) are minimally processed.
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.
Lurpak Spreadable Slightly Salted
Lurpak
Not UPF
British unsalted butter
Aldi,Cowbelle
Not UPF
Soft cheese
Tesco
Not UPF
Full Fat Soft Cheese
Sainsbury's
Not UPF
SOFT CHEESE
Creamfields
Not UPF
Cream Cheese
Paysan Breton
Not UPF
Stamford Street Co Soft Cheese
Sainsbury's, Stamford Street Co
Not UPF
Reduced Fat Soft Cheese
Milbona,Lidl
Not UPF
Tesco Soft Cheese 50% less fat
Tesco
Not UPF
Boursin portions garlic & herbs
Bel, Boursin
Not UPF
Yes — Original Full Fat Soft Cheese by Emporium is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). This soft cheese contains guar gum and carrageenan, which are industrially produced stabilizers/thickeners. Their presence classifies the product as ultra-processed under NOVA, even though the base ingredients (soft cheese, salt) are minimally processed.
Nomi flags 2 ingredients in Original Full Fat Soft Cheese as ultra-processed markers: guar gum, carrageenan. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
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.