Shredded Pasteurized Prepared Cheese

Name: Shredded Pasteurized Prepared Cheese
Brand: Velveeta

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Ingredients · 20

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Common questions

Is Velveeta Shredded Pasteurized Prepared Cheese healthy?

Velveeta Shredded Pasteurized Prepared Cheese scores 31/100 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. 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 Velveeta Shredded Pasteurized Prepared Cheese?

Velveeta Shredded Pasteurized Prepared Cheese lists 20 ingredients, starting with Milk, Water, Whey, Milk Protein Concentrate and Gelatin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Velveeta Shredded Pasteurized Prepared Cheese contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Velveeta Shredded Pasteurized Prepared 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 Velveeta Shredded Pasteurized Prepared Cheese?

Velveeta Shredded Pasteurized Prepared Cheese is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Velveeta Shredded Pasteurized Prepared Cheese compare to other cheese?

At 31/100 Velveeta Shredded Pasteurized Prepared Cheese scores worse than most cheese we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cheese is Angelo & Franco Organic Burrata at 100/100.

Is Velveeta Shredded Pasteurized Prepared Cheese organic?

Velveeta Shredded Pasteurized Prepared Cheese is not certified organic in our data.

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