Mexican-style blend cheese

Name: Mexican-style blend cheese
Brand: Sargento

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Ingredients · 9

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Common questions

Is Sargento Mexican-style blend cheese healthy?

Sargento Mexican-style blend cheese scores 91/100 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 Sargento Mexican-style blend cheese?

Sargento Mexican-style blend cheese lists 9 ingredients, starting with Monterey Jack Cheese, Cheddar Cheese, Queso Quesadilla Cheese, Asadero Cheese and Potato Starch. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Sargento Mexican-style blend cheese contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Sargento Mexican-style blend 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 Sargento Mexican-style blend cheese?

We don’t have a NOVA classification on file for Sargento Mexican-style blend cheese yet, so the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Sargento Mexican-style blend cheese compare to other cheese?

At 91/100 Sargento Mexican-style blend 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 Sargento Mexican-style blend cheese organic?

Yes. Sargento Mexican-style blend cheese carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Sargento Mexican-style blend cheese been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Sargento Mexican-style blend cheese, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.