Jalepeno pepper jack

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 ingredients to avoid

Borden Jalepeno pepper jack scores 29/100 on Tallow — our avoid 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.

Borden Jalepeno pepper jack lists 21 ingredients, starting with Pork Raised Without Antibiotics, Water, Jalapeño Peppers, Cultured Milk and Skim Milk. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 29/100 Borden Jalepeno pepper jack scores worse than most cheese we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cheese is Daisy Low Fat Cottage Cheese 2% Milkfat at 94/100.