Cheez Whiz Original

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 5 ingredients to avoid

Kraft Cheez Whiz Original scores 5/100 on Tallow — our avoid 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.

Kraft Cheez Whiz Original lists 23 ingredients, starting with Milk Ingredients Modified, Water, Cheese, Substances Dairy and Modified Milk Ingredients. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

233 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Kraft Cheez Whiz Original on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 5/100 Kraft Cheez Whiz Original scores worse than most cheese we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cheese is Organic Valley Stringles Organic String Cheese at 97/100.