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Kraft Extra sharp cheddar cheese

Extra sharp cheddar cheese

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USDA Organic

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Is Kraft Extra sharp cheddar cheese healthy?

Kraft Extra sharp cheddar cheese scores 79/100 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 Kraft Extra sharp cheddar cheese?

Kraft Extra sharp cheddar cheese lists 1 ingredient, starting with Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes). Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Kraft Extra sharp cheddar cheese contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Kraft Extra 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 Kraft Extra sharp cheddar cheese?

We don’t have a NOVA classification on file for Kraft Extra sharp cheddar cheese yet, so the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Kraft Extra sharp cheddar cheese compare to other cheese?

At 79/100 Kraft Extra sharp cheddar cheese 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 Kraft Extra sharp cheddar cheese organic?

Yes. Kraft Extra sharp cheddar cheese carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Kraft Extra sharp cheddar cheese been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Kraft Extra sharp cheddar cheese, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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