specialty cheddar cheese

Name: specialty cheddar cheese
Brand: Black Creek

45Okay

Ingredients · 16

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Common questions

Is Black Creek specialty cheddar cheese healthy?

Black Creek specialty cheddar cheese scores 45/100 on Tallow — our okay band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. 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 Black Creek specialty cheddar cheese?

Black Creek specialty cheddar cheese lists 16 ingredients, starting with Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes and Water. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Black Creek specialty cheddar cheese contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Black Creek specialty cheddar 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 Black Creek specialty cheddar cheese?

Black Creek specialty cheddar cheese is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Black Creek specialty cheddar cheese compare to other cheese?

At 45/100 Black Creek specialty cheddar cheese lands mid-scale — below the typical score in cheese, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in cheese is Organic Valley Stringles Organic String Cheese at 97/100.

Is Black Creek specialty cheddar cheese organic?

Yes. Black Creek specialty cheddar cheese carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Full methodology: how we score products.