Kraft Cheddar original

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 ingredients to avoid

Kraft Cheddar 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 Cheddar original lists 20 ingredients, starting with Water, Milk, Salt, Bacterial Culture and Microbial Enzyme. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 5/100 Kraft Cheddar original scores worse than most cheese we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cheese is Organic Valley Organic Smoky Cheddar at 97/100.