Trader Joe's Cheddar Cheese

Name: Trader Joe's Cheddar Cheese
Brand: Trader Joe's

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Ingredients · 5

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Common questions

Is Trader Joe's Cheddar Cheese healthy?

Trader Joe's Cheddar Cheese scores 99/100 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 Trader Joe's Cheddar Cheese?

Trader Joe's Cheddar Cheese lists 5 ingredients, starting with Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Microbial Enzymes and Annatto. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Trader Joe's Cheddar Cheese contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Trader Joe's Cheddar Cheese’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 Trader Joe's Cheddar Cheese?

We don’t have a NOVA classification on file for Trader Joe's Cheddar Cheese yet, so the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Trader Joe's Cheddar Cheese compare to other cheese?

At 99/100 Trader Joe's Cheddar Cheese sits in our top band, among the better cheese we have scored.

Is Trader Joe's Cheddar Cheese organic?

Yes. Trader Joe's Cheddar Cheese carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Trader Joe's Cheddar Cheese been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Trader Joe's Cheddar Cheese, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.