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Ok Cheese
New Zealand CreameryDairies · 4800056191013

Ok Cheese

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Monosodium glutamate (MSG)).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 28 Jan 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    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.

Ingredients

  • Corn58.3%No flag›
  • Vegetable Oil20.8%No flag›
  • May consist of Coconut Oil10.4%No flag
  • Palm Olein10.4%No flag
  • Cheese Powder10.4%No flag
  • Whey5.2%No flag›
  • Cheddar Cheese2.6%No flag
  • Salt1.3%No flag›
  • Butter0.7%No flag›
  • Flavour enhancerNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Colour0.7%No flag
  • FD&C Yellow NoNo flag
  • FD&C Yellow NoNo flag
  • Iodised salt5.2%No flag
  • Sugar2.6%No flag›
  • And TBHQ Antioxidant2.6%No flag
  • Added to oil to retard rancidity2.6%No flag
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG) (E621)Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

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Corn, Vegetable Oil (may consist of Coconut Oil and/or Palm Olein), Cheese Powder (Whey, Cheddar Cheese, Salt, Butter, Flavor Enhancer [Monosodium Glutamate], Natural Flavors, Artificial Colors [FD&C Yellow No. 5, FD&C Yellow No. 6]), Iodized Salt, Sugar, and TBHQ Antioxidant (added to oil to retard rancidity).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 28 Jan 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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