Clover Valley Sharp cheddar

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 5 ingredients to avoid

Clover Valley Sharp cheddar scores 5/100 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.

Clover Valley Sharp cheddar lists 15 ingredients, starting with Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes and Water. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 5/100 Clover Valley Sharp cheddar 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.