Shredded cheddar & monterey jack cheese, cheddar jack

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 23 Apr 2020

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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.

Mild cheddar cheese60%No flag
Pasteurised milk32%No flag
Lactic ferments14%No flag
Salt0.8%No flag›
Enzyme0.8%No flag›
Annatto · E160b12.5%Low
Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
Vegetable pigment12.5%No flag
Monterey jack cheese20%No flag
Pasteurised milk10%No flag
Lactic ferments5%No flag
Salt0.8%No flag›
Enzyme4.2%No flag›
Potato starch10%No flag›
Powdered cellulose added to prevent caking5%No flag
Natamycin · E2355%No flag
Preservative5%No flag

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Mild cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto [vegetable color]), monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), potato starch and powdered cellulose 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 23 Apr 2020

Food health

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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Shredded cheddar & monterey jack cheese, cheddar jack

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