Extra Aged Cheddar

Name: Extra Aged Cheddar
Brand: Castello

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Ingredients · 4

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Common questions

Is Castello Extra Aged Cheddar healthy?

Castello Extra Aged Cheddar scores 79/100 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. 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 Castello Extra Aged Cheddar?

Castello Extra Aged Cheddar lists 4 ingredients, starting with Milk, Salt, Cultures and Enzymes (Rennet). Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Castello Extra Aged Cheddar contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Castello Extra Aged Cheddar’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 Castello Extra Aged Cheddar?

We don’t have a NOVA classification on file for Castello Extra Aged Cheddar yet, so the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Castello Extra Aged Cheddar compare to other cheese?

At 79/100 Castello Extra Aged Cheddar 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.

Is Castello Extra Aged Cheddar organic?

Yes. Castello Extra Aged Cheddar carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Castello Extra Aged Cheddar been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Castello Extra Aged Cheddar, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.