Sharp Cheddar

Name: Sharp Cheddar
Brand: Kerrygold

92Clean

Ingredients · 4

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Common questions

Is Kerrygold Sharp Cheddar healthy?

Kerrygold Sharp 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 Sharp Cheddar?

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

Does Kerrygold Sharp Cheddar contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Kerrygold Sharp 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 Sharp Cheddar?

Kerrygold Sharp 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 Sharp Cheddar compare to other cheese?

At 92/100 Kerrygold Sharp Cheddar 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 Kerrygold Sharp Cheddar organic?

Kerrygold Sharp Cheddar is not certified organic in our data.

Has Kerrygold Sharp Cheddar been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Kerrygold Sharp Cheddar, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.