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Yes — Cottage Cheese is ultra-processed.
Not ideal for everyday use because it contains an industrial stabilizer.
Cottage cheese is classified as ultra-processed here because it contains guar gum, an industrially extracted thickening and stabilizing additive. The remaining ingredients are conventional dairy ingredients and salt, but the stabilizer leads to a UPF classification under the stated criteria. The additional packaging and nutrition text does not affect the classification.
Other dairy, eggs & yoghurt Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Our Mature Cheddar
Cathedral City
Not UPF
Butterpak Spreadable
Tesco
Not UPF
Burrata
Milbona
Not UPF
Mini Babybel Original
Bel
Not UPF
Yeo Valley Salted Butter
Yeo Valley
Not UPF
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
Yes — Cottage Cheese by Philadelphia is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Cottage cheese is classified as ultra-processed here because it contains guar gum, an industrially extracted thickening and stabilizing additive. The remaining ingredients are conventional dairy ingredients and salt, but the stabilizer leads to a UPF classification under the stated criteria. The additional packaging and nutrition text does not affect the classification.
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.