American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 ingredients to avoid

Kroger American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product scores 45/100 on Tallow — our okay band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. Per serving it carries 0g fiber, 3g protein and 1g sugar. 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.

Kroger American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product lists 19 ingredients, starting with American Cheese, Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt and Enzymes. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

60 kcal per serving, or 316 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Kroger American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 45/100 Kroger American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product lands mid-scale — below the typical score in cheese, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in cheese is Organic Valley Organic String Cheese at 97/100.