Mini Original Semisoft Cheese

Name: Mini Original Semisoft Cheese
Brand: Babybel

86Clean

Contaminants · 4

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

LeadNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 3

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	350 kcal	70 kcal
Fat	25 g	5 g
Saturated fat	17.5 g	3.5 g
Carbohydrates	0 g	0 g
Sugars	0 g	0 g
Fiber	0 g	0 g
Protein	20 g	4 g
Sodium	0.75 g	0.15 g

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Common questions

Is Babybel Mini Original Semisoft Cheese healthy?

Babybel Mini Original Semisoft Cheese scores 86/100 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, 4g protein and 0g 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.

What is in Babybel Mini Original Semisoft Cheese?

Babybel Mini Original Semisoft Cheese lists 3 ingredients, starting with Pasteurized Cultured Milk, Salt and Microbial Enzymes. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Babybel Mini Original Semisoft Cheese?

70 kcal per serving, or 350 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Babybel Mini Original Semisoft Cheese on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Babybel Mini Original Semisoft Cheese contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Babybel Mini Original Semisoft Cheese’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Babybel Mini Original Semisoft Cheese?

Babybel Mini Original Semisoft Cheese is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Babybel Mini Original Semisoft Cheese compare to other cheese?

At 86/100 Babybel Mini Original Semisoft Cheese sits in our top band, among the better cheese we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cheese is Organic Valley Stringles Organic String Cheese at 97/100.

Is Babybel Mini Original Semisoft Cheese organic?

Babybel Mini Original Semisoft Cheese is not certified organic in our data.

Has Babybel Mini Original Semisoft Cheese been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Babybel Mini Original Semisoft Cheese have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Babybel Mini Original Semisoft Cheese contain heavy metals?

No. A lab tested Babybel Mini Original Semisoft Cheese for lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit.

Full methodology: how we score products.