Organic Plain Cream Cheese

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Ultra-processed · 1 ingredient to watch

Trader Joe's Organic Plain Cream 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. Per serving it carries 0g fiber, 2g protein and 2g 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.

Trader Joe's Organic Plain Cream Cheese lists 5 ingredients, starting with Pasteurized Milk and Cream, Whey, Salt, Carob Bean Gum and Cheese Culture. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

90 kcal per serving, or 300 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Trader Joe's Organic Plain Cream Cheese on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 91/100 Trader Joe's Organic Plain Cream Cheese sits in our top band, among the better cheese we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cheese is Marks & Spencer Extra Mature Cheddar at 100/100.