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Kraft Monterey Jack Cheese

Monterey Jack Cheese

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Ingredients · 5

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Is Kraft Monterey Jack Cheese healthy?

Kraft Monterey Jack Cheese scores 89/100 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 Monterey Jack Cheese?

Kraft Monterey Jack Cheese lists 5 ingredients, starting with Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes and Natamycin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Kraft Monterey Jack Cheese contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Kraft Monterey Jack 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 Monterey Jack Cheese?

Kraft Monterey Jack Cheese 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 Kraft Monterey Jack Cheese compare to other cheese?

At 89/100 Kraft Monterey Jack 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 Kraft Monterey Jack Cheese organic?

Kraft Monterey Jack Cheese is not certified organic in our data.

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