Organic Valley American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese

Name: Organic Valley American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese
Brand: Organic Valley

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Ingredients · 5

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Common questions

Is Organic Valley American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese healthy?

Organic Valley American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese scores 74/100 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 Organic Valley American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese?

Organic Valley American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese lists 5 ingredients, starting with Organic Cultured Milk, Water, Salt, Vegetarian Enzyme and Organic Butter(Organic Pasteurized Sweet Cream, Salt) Sodium Citrate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Organic Valley American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Organic Valley American Pasteurized Prepared 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 Organic Valley American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese?

We don’t have a NOVA classification on file for Organic Valley American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese yet, so the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Organic Valley American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese compare to other cheese?

At 74/100 Organic Valley American Pasteurized Prepared 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 Organic Valley American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese organic?

Yes. Organic Valley American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Organic Valley American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Organic Valley American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.