H-E-B MONTEREY JACK

Name: H-E-B MONTEREY JACK
Brand: H-E-B

97Clean

Ingredients · 4

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Common questions

Is H-E-B MONTEREY JACK healthy?

H-E-B MONTEREY JACK scores 97/100 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 H-E-B MONTEREY JACK?

H-E-B MONTEREY JACK lists 4 ingredients, starting with Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt and Microbial Enzymes. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does H-E-B MONTEREY JACK contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in H-E-B MONTEREY JACK’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 H-E-B MONTEREY JACK?

H-E-B MONTEREY JACK is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does H-E-B MONTEREY JACK compare to other cheese?

At 97/100 H-E-B MONTEREY JACK sits in our top band, among the better cheese we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cheese is Duchy Organic Organic Mature Cheddar at 100/100.

Is H-E-B MONTEREY JACK organic?

Yes. H-E-B MONTEREY JACK carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Full methodology: how we score products.