Finely Shredded Mexican Style Cheese Blend

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Ultra-processed · 2 ingredients to watch

Trader Joe's Finely Shredded Mexican Style Cheese Blend scores 84/100 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.

Trader Joe's Finely Shredded Mexican Style Cheese Blend lists 8 ingredients, starting with Cheddar Cheese, Monterey Jack Cheese, Asadero Cheese, Queso Quesadilla Cheese and Annatto Extract. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 84/100 Trader Joe's Finely Shredded Mexican Style Cheese Blend sits in our top band, among the better cheese we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cheese is Organic Valley Stringles Organic String Cheese at 97/100.