Shredded cheddar cheese, mild

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 4 Oct 2024

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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.
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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.

Pasteurised milk69.4%No flag
Lactic ferments15.3%No flag
Salt0.8%No flag›
Enzyme0.8%No flag›
Annatto · E160b0.8%Low
Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
Vegetable pigment0.8%No flag
Potato starch0.8%No flag›
Corn starch0.8%No flag›
Calcium sulfate added to prevent caking · E5160.8%No flag
Natamycin · E23510.5%No flag
Preservative10.5%No flag

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Pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto (vegetable color), potato starch, corn starch, calcium sulfate added to prevent caking. natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor).

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This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Oct 2024

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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

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SaltLow concern
Potato StarchLow concern
Corn StarchLow concern

3 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

04Enzymecommercial_presenceMed conf.Not assessed

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Shredded cheddar cheese, mild

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