Sharp Cheddar Sliced Cheddar Cheese

How it scored 85 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 8 listed

• 1 Milk
  Lacteal secretion from cows or other domesticated ruminants (goats, sheep). Contains water, lactose, milk fat, casein and whey proteins, vit…
  Low
• 2 Lactic Ferments
  Live lactic-acid-producing bacterial cultures (typically Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Streptococcus thermophilus, Leuconostoc) added to milk …
  Low
• 3 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 4 Enzyme
  Industrial food enzyme — protein catalysts derived from plants, animals, or microorganisms (often via fermentation), added to food to perfor…
  Low
• 5 Annatto
  Natural carotenoid pigments (bixin, norbixin) extracted from seeds of the Bixa orellana tree.
  Low
• 6 Natamycin
  Polyene macrolide antifungal produced by fermentation of Streptomyces natalensis; binds ergosterol in fungal membranes.
  Low
• 7 Vegetable Pigment
  Generic umbrella term for color additives derived from vegetables (e.g., beet juice, carrot, paprika, turmeric).
  Safe
• 8 Preservative
  Generic umbrella term for unspecified preservative additive(s).
  Low