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Tillamook aged yellow cheddar

aged yellow cheddar

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USDA Organic

Ingredients · 4

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Common questions

Is Tillamook aged yellow cheddar healthy?

Tillamook aged yellow cheddar scores 89/100 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 Tillamook aged yellow cheddar?

Tillamook aged yellow cheddar lists 4 ingredients, starting with Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes and Annatto. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Tillamook aged yellow cheddar contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Tillamook aged yellow cheddar’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 Tillamook aged yellow cheddar?

Tillamook aged yellow cheddar is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Tillamook aged yellow cheddar compare to other cheese?

At 89/100 Tillamook aged yellow cheddar sits in our top band, among the better cheese we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cheese is Daisy Low Fat Cottage Cheese 2% Milkfat at 94/100.

Is Tillamook aged yellow cheddar organic?

Yes. Tillamook aged yellow cheddar carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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