Finely Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Annatto / bixin / norbixin).

Food health: Critical
Chemical concern: Not assessed

Allergens

Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
What it is
Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
Why it's flagged
Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
Regulatory basis
Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
How sure we are
High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese58.3%No flag
Pasteurized semi skimmed milk30.4%No flag
Lactic ferments14%No flag
Salt7%No flag›
Enzyme3.5%No flag›
Natural flavouring1.7%No flag
Annatto · E160b0.9%Low
Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
Colour0.9%No flag
Retinyl palmitate0.9%No flag›
Calcium Sulfate · E51620.8%No flag
Potato Starch10.4%No flag›
Cellulose · E4605.2%No flag
Calcium Sulfate Added To Prevent Caking · E5162.6%No flag
Natamycin · E2352.6%No flag
Preservative2.6%No flag

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Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Natural Flavor*, Annatto [Color], Vitamin A Palmitate); Calcium Sulfate; Potato Starch, Cellulose Powder And Calcium Sulfate Added To Prevent Caking; Natamycin (A Natural Mold Inhibitor)

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Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025

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Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern

Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

Potato StarchLow concern

1 low

01Potato StarchAbrasivecommercial_presenceHigh conf.Low concern

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Finely Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese

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