Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 18 Apr 2026
Original Cheddar
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 18 Apr 2026
Why it's rated this way
3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- 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.
TriphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- 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.
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- 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.
Ingredients
- Corn maltodextrin11.9%No flag
- Cheddar cheese3%No flag
- Mozzarella cheese1.5%No flag
- Monterey jack cheese0.7%No flag
- Swiss cheese0.7%No flag
- Bacterial culture<0.1%No flag
- Microbial coagulating enzyme<0.1%No flag
- Calcium chloride · E509<0.1%No flag
- Lipase · E1104No flag
- Colour"No flag
- Colour1.5%No flag
- Sodium phosphate · E3390.4%No flag
- Cellulose gum · E4660.2%Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Lactic acid · E270<0.1%No flag
- Sorbic acid · E200<0.1%No flag
- Carrageenan · E407<0.1%Low
Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- Corn dextrose<0.1%No flag
- Bacterial cultureNo flag
- Calcium chloride · E509No flag
- Microbial coagulating enzymeNo flag
- Sodium alginate · E401No flag
- Calcium phosphate · E341No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- "may be omittedNo flag
- A b 159 451No flag
- Triphosphates (E451)Low
Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
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MODIFIED MILK INGREDIENTS, WATER, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE, MOZZARELLA CHEESE, MONTEREY JACK CHEESE AND SWISS CHEESE* [MILK, MODIFIED MILK INGREDIENTS, SALT, BACTERIAL CULTURE, MICROBIAL ENZYME, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, LIPASE, COLOUR"]), SODIUM CITRATE, COLOUR, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CELLULOSE GUM, LACTIC ACID, SORBIC ACID, CARRAGEENAN, CORN DEXTROSE, BACTERIAL CULTURE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, MICROBIAL ENZYME, SODIUM ALGINATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID. "MAY BE OMITTED. CONTAINS: MILK. A B 159 451
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- TriphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- WaterModerate concern
- Sodium CitrateModerate concern
- SaltModerate concern
2 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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