Stew Leonard’s American Cheese

Breakdown

2 ingredients to avoid

Stew Leonard's Stew Leonard’s American Cheese scores 25/100 on Tallow — our avoid 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.

Stew Leonard's Stew Leonard’s American Cheese lists 8 ingredients, starting with Water, Vegetable Oils (Soybean and/Or Canola), Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phosphate and Lactic Acid. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 25/100 Stew Leonard's Stew Leonard’s American Cheese scores worse than most dairy-alternative cheeses we have scored. A higher-scoring option in dairy-alternative cheeses is Nuts for Cheese Smoky Gouda Style Fermented Cashew Wedge at 97/100.