Finely Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese

Breakdown

Processed · 1 ingredient to avoid

Great Value Finely Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese scores 41/100 on Tallow — our okay band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. Per serving it carries 0g fiber, 6g protein and 0g sugar. 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.

Great Value Finely Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese lists 9 ingredients, starting with Cheddar Cheese, Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt and Enzymes. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

110 kcal per serving, or 393 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Great Value Finely Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 41/100 Great Value Finely Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese lands mid-scale — below the typical score in cheese, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in cheese is Organic Valley Organic String Cheese at 97/100.