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Yes — Epic Mature cheddar flavour is ultra-processed.
Classified as ultra-processed because it contains several industrial ingredients/additives, including modified starch, added mature cheddar flavour, and color (beta-carotene), which fall under NOVA group 4 ultra-processed foods.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other cheese Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Burrata
Milbona
Not UPF
Mini Babybel Original
Bel
Not UPF
Cheestrings
Strings & Things
Not UPF
Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese
Cathedral City
Not UPF
Feta AOP
Milbona
Not UPF
Low Fat Cottage Cheese
Creamfields
Not UPF
Cheese leerdammer original
Leerdammer
Not UPF
Queso Gouda
Hacendado,Royal A-Ware
Not UPF
Mini light
Babybel
Not UPF
Greek Feta
Sainsbury's, by Sainsbury's
Not UPF
Yes — Epic Mature cheddar flavour by violife is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Classified as ultra-processed because it contains several industrial ingredients/additives, including modified starch, added mature cheddar flavour, and color (beta-carotene), which fall under NOVA group 4 ultra-processed foods.
Nomi flags 2 ingredients in Epic Mature cheddar flavour as ultra-processed markers: modified starch, lactic acid. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Brixton Blue Vegan Cheese by La Fauxmagerie, Cheddary & Acai by I Am Nut Ok, smoky charcoal Miner Threat by I am nut ok. 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.
