Original Classic Recipe

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 9 ingredients to avoid

The Laughing Cow Original Classic Recipe scores 5/100 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. Per serving it carries 2g 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.

The Laughing Cow Original Classic Recipe lists 16 ingredients, starting with Rehydrated Skimmed Milk, Cheeses Butter, Mineral Concentrate, Milk and Emulsifying Salts. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

232 kcal per serving, or 1547 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores The Laughing Cow Original Classic Recipe on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 5/100 The Laughing Cow Original Classic Recipe scores worse than most cheese we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cheese is Organic Valley Organic String Cheese at 97/100.