Cheddar
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Common questions
Is Cheddar healthy?
Cheddar scores 97/100 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 Cheddar?
Cheddar lists 1 ingredient, starting with Cheese. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.
Does Cheddar contain seed oils?
No. Nothing in 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 Cheddar?
Cheddar 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 Cheddar compare to other cheese?
At 97/100 Cheddar sits in our top band, among the better cheese we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cheese is Marks & Spencer Extra Mature Cheddar at 100/100.
Is Cheddar organic?
Yes. Cheddar carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.
Full methodology: how we score products.
