Bacon & cheddar cheese

Name: Bacon & cheddar cheese
Brand: Crystal Farms

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Ingredients · 22

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Common questions

Is Crystal Farms Bacon & cheddar cheese healthy?

Crystal Farms Bacon & cheddar cheese scores 10/100 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.

What is in Crystal Farms Bacon & cheddar cheese?

Crystal Farms Bacon & cheddar cheese lists 22 ingredients, starting with Angus Beef, Cheddar Cheese Cultured Milk, Salt, Water and Sodium Phosphates. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Crystal Farms Bacon & cheddar cheese contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Crystal Farms Bacon & cheddar cheese’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 Crystal Farms Bacon & cheddar cheese?

Crystal Farms Bacon & cheddar cheese is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Crystal Farms Bacon & cheddar cheese compare to other deli & cured meats?

At 10/100 Crystal Farms Bacon & cheddar cheese scores worse than most deli & cured meats we have scored. A higher-scoring option in deli & cured meats is Dietz & Watson Originals Organic Roasted Turkey Breast at 100/100.

Is Crystal Farms Bacon & cheddar cheese organic?

Yes. Crystal Farms Bacon & cheddar cheese carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Full methodology: how we score products.