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Kerrygold Reserve Cheddar

Reserve Cheddar

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Common questions

Is Kerrygold Reserve Cheddar healthy?

Kerrygold Reserve Cheddar 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 Kerrygold Reserve Cheddar?

Kerrygold Reserve Cheddar lists 4 ingredients, starting with Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Cheese Cultures and Enzymes. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Kerrygold Reserve Cheddar contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Kerrygold Reserve Cheddar’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 Kerrygold Reserve Cheddar?

Kerrygold Reserve Cheddar 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 Kerrygold Reserve Cheddar compare to other cheese?

At 92/100 Kerrygold Reserve Cheddar sits in our top band, among the better cheese we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cheese is Organic Valley Stringles Organic String Cheese at 97/100.

Is Kerrygold Reserve Cheddar organic?

Kerrygold Reserve Cheddar is not certified organic in our data.

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