Mexican Cheese

Name: Mexican Cheese
Brand: El Mexicano

92Clean

Ingredients · 8

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Common questions

Is El Mexicano Mexican Cheese healthy?

El Mexicano Mexican Cheese 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 El Mexicano Mexican Cheese?

El Mexicano Mexican Cheese lists 8 ingredients, starting with Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Culture and Vinegar. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does El Mexicano Mexican Cheese contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in El Mexicano Mexican 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 El Mexicano Mexican Cheese?

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

How does El Mexicano Mexican Cheese compare to other cheese?

At 92/100 El Mexicano Mexican Cheese 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 El Mexicano Mexican Cheese organic?

Yes. El Mexicano Mexican Cheese carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has El Mexicano Mexican Cheese been lab tested?

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

Full methodology: how we score products.