TallowTallow
Cheddar Cheddar

Cheddar

92Clean
USDA Organic

Ingredients · 8

GoodCautionAvoid

,,,,,,,

Healthier swaps

Same shelf, cleaner ingredients

Browse CheeseView on Amazon

Common questions

Is Cheddar healthy?

Cheddar scores 92/100 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 8 ingredients, starting with Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes and Annatto. 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?

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

How does Cheddar compare to other cheese?

At 92/100 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 Cheddar organic?

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

Has Cheddar been lab tested?

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

Full methodology: how we score products.

More in Cheese

100

Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella

Polly-O

100

H-E-B Mild Cheddar & Monterey Jack

H-E-B

100

H-E-B Natural Cheese Italian Style Blend

H-E-B

100

H-E-B Organics Cheddar Cheese

H-E-B Organics

100

H-E-B Organics Sharp Cheddar Cheese

H-E-B Organics

100

H-E-B Organics Sharp Cheddar Sliced Cheese

H-E-B Organics