Gouda
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Common questions
Is Gouda healthy?
Gouda scores 99/100 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 Gouda?
Gouda lists 4 ingredients, starting with Cultured Pasteurized Milk, 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 Gouda contain seed oils?
No. Nothing in Gouda’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 Gouda?
We don’t have a NOVA classification on file for Gouda yet, so the processing axis scores it neutrally.
How does Gouda compare to other cheese?
At 99/100 Gouda sits in our top band, among the better cheese we have scored.
Is Gouda organic?
Yes. Gouda carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.
Has Gouda been lab tested?
Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Gouda, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.
Full methodology: how we score products.