Sharp cheddar

Name: Sharp cheddar
Brand: Kraft

73Clean

Ingredients · 5

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Common questions

Is Kraft Sharp cheddar healthy?

Kraft Sharp cheddar scores 73/100 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 Sharp cheddar?

Kraft Sharp cheddar lists 5 ingredients, starting with Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto (Vegetable Color)] and anti-Caking Blend (Potato Starch, Tapioca Starch, Natamycin [a Natural Mold Inhibitor]). Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Kraft Sharp cheddar contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Kraft Sharp cheddar’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 Sharp cheddar?

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

How does Kraft Sharp cheddar compare to other cheese?

At 73/100 Kraft Sharp cheddar 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 Sharp cheddar organic?

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

Has Kraft Sharp cheddar been lab tested?

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

Full methodology: how we score products.