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Kirkland Signature Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Sharp Cheddar Cheese

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Is Kirkland Signature Sharp Cheddar Cheese healthy?

Kirkland Signature Sharp Cheddar Cheese scores 84/100 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 Kirkland Signature Sharp Cheddar Cheese?

Kirkland Signature Sharp Cheddar Cheese lists 5 ingredients, starting with Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, 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 Kirkland Signature Sharp Cheddar Cheese contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Kirkland Signature Sharp Cheddar Cheese’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 Kirkland Signature Sharp Cheddar Cheese?

Kirkland Signature Sharp Cheddar Cheese is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Kirkland Signature Sharp Cheddar Cheese compare to other cheese?

At 84/100 Kirkland Signature Sharp Cheddar Cheese 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 Kirkland Signature Sharp Cheddar Cheese organic?

Kirkland Signature Sharp Cheddar Cheese is not certified organic in our data.

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