Pasteurized Process American Cheese

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1 ingredient to avoid

American Pasteurized Process American Cheese scores 77/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. Per serving it carries 0g fiber, 3g protein and 1g sugar. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

American Pasteurized Process American Cheese lists 10 ingredients, starting with Milk, Cream, Water, Sodium Citrate and Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

70 kcal per serving, or 368 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores American Pasteurized Process American Cheese on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 77/100 American Pasteurized Process American Cheese sits in our top band, among the better cheese we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cheese is Organic Valley Organic String Cheese at 97/100.