Chees Roundup
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Detailed Reviews (Page 64)

Nacho Cheese Sauce
Ingredients: CHEESE WHEY, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: SUNFLOWER OIL, CANOLA OIL, SOYBEAN OIL), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), CONTAINS 1 PERCENT OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: VINEGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, JALAPENO PEPPERS, SODIUM CASEINATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, LACTIC ACID, CELLULOSE GUM, ANNATTO AND OLEORESIN PAPRIKA COLOR, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, DATEM, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Mono- and Diglycerides

Broccoli Pot Pie With Cheddar Cheese Sauce
Ingredients: ORGANIC WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC BROCCOLI, ORGANIC POTATOES, GRADE AA BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), ORGANIC CARROTS, CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES (WITHOUT ANIMAL ENZYMES OR RENNET)), EXPELLER PRESSED HIGH OLEIC SAFFLOWER AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC SWEET RICE FLOUR, RICE FLOUR,ORGANIC ONIONS, SEA SALT, MUSTARD POWDER, PAPRIKA, ORGANIC ANNATTO, SPICES*.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

White Cheddar Semisoft Cheese
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Crumbled Blue Cheese
Ingredients: Blue cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), powdered cellulose to prevent caking, natamycin to protect flavor.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Ricotta Cheese
Ingredients: Pasteurized milk, pasteurized whey, vinegar, stabilizer (modified food starch, guar gum, carrageenan), salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Classic Four Cheese Pizza
Ingredients: CRUST: (WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, CORN OIL, YEAST, SALT), WHOLE MILK MOZZARELLA CHEESE: (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), CHEDDAR CHEESE: (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNOTTO (COLOR)), PROVOLONE CHEESE: (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ROMANO CHEESE: (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SAUCE: (TOMATO PUREE, WATER, OREGANO, SALT, BLACK PEPPER).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Blue Cheese
Ingredients: CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, ENZYMES, SALT, MOLD.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Gorgonzola Italian Blue Cheese
Ingredients: CULTURED PASTEURIZED COW AND SHEEP'S MILK, ENZYMES, SALT, MOLD.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Tropical, Queso Blanco, White Cheese
Ingredients: Pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, cheese cultures, (lactic starter, soy protein).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Monterey Jack Cheese with Jalapeno Peppers
Ingredients: MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), JALAPENO PEPPERS (JALAPENO PEPPERS, ACETIC ACID), NATAMYCIN (A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

All natural three cheese tortellini
Ingredients: Dough: ground durum wheat, water, eggs. filling: ricotta cheese (whey, milk, cream, vinegar, salt), wheat flour, romano cheese (cultured pasteurized part skim cow's milk, salt, enzymes), water, parmesan cheese (cultured pasteurized part-skim milk, salt, enzymes), canola oil, skim milk, salt, organic parmesan cheese paste ([organic cultured part-skim milk, salt, enzymes], water, sodium phosphate, enzymes), yeast, cream powder, sugar, spices, sunflower oil, natural flavor.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Parmesan Cheese Primo Taglio
Ingredients: Parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cottage Cheese
Ingredients: CULTURED PASTEURIZED GRANDE A FAT FREE MILK, PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, SALT, CULTURED GRADE A DAIRY SOLIDS (GRADE A WHEY, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID CULTURE), DRY GRADE A WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, GUAR GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), CARRAGEENAN, LOCUST BEAN GUM, POLYSORBATE 80, DEXTROSE, CARBON DIOXIDE (TO HELP MAINTAIN FRESHNESS).
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Parmesan cheese
Ingredients: Parmesan cheese (pasteurized cultured milk, salt, enzymes), romano cheese (pasteurized cultured milk, salt, enzymes), powdered cellulose (added to prevent caking), potassium sorbate (preservative).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Natural Colby & Monterey Jack Cheeses
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (VEGETABLE COLOR).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sharp Cheddar Cheese Shredded
Ingredients: CULTURED PASTEURIZED REDUCED FAT MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, ANTICAKE )POTATO STARCH, CORN STARCH, POWDERED CELLULOSE), NATAMYCIN (MOLD INHIBITOR).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Whipped Cream Cheese Spread
Ingredients: Pasteurized milk and cream, whey protein concentrate, modified corn starch, salt, cheese culture, guar gum, lactic acid, carob bean gum, xanthan gum, natamycin (mold inhibitor).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Italian Style 6 Cheese Blend
Ingredients: LOW-MOISTURE PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED REDUCED FAT MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), PROVOLONE CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR), ASIAGO CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), PARMESAN CHEESE (
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

COTTAGE CHEESE
Ingredients: CULTURED PASTEURIZED GRADE A SKIM MILK, CREAM AND MILK, WHEY LESS THAN 2% OF MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN D3
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cottage Cheese
Ingredients: CULTURED PASTEURIZED GRADE A SKIM MILK AND CREAM WHEY, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN D3
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

COTTAGE CHEESE SMALL CURD
Ingredients: CULTURED PASTEURIZED GRADE A SKIM MILK AND CREAM, WHEY, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN D3
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mozzarella Cheese
Ingredients: LOW - MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), CREAM CHEESE POWDER (MILKFAT, NONFAT MILK, MILK, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM, CHEESE CULTURE); CELLULOSE POWDER ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING; NATA
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sharp White Cheddar Cheese Cuts
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

CHEDDAR BROCCOLI FLAVOR Rice, pasta, cheddar cheese and broccoli with other natural flavors
Ingredients: rice, wheat flour, palm oil, whey, salt, cheddar cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), parmesan cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), broccoli*, onions *, corn syrup solids, monosodium glutamate, cheddar and romano cheeses (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), cream, annatto (color), sugar, potassium phosphate, natural flavor, spinach*, yeast extract, autolyzed yeast extract, ferric orthophosphate, niacinamide, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid, riboflavin, *dried
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Grated Cheese Parmesan
Ingredients: PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), POWDERED CELLULOSE, (TO PREVENT CAKING).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Whipped Cream Cheese Spread
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, GUAR AND CAROB BEAN AND XANTHAN GUMS, NATAMYCIN (A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Small Curd Cottage Cheese
Ingredients: CULTURED SKIM MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CREAM, SKIM MILK, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, GUAR GUM, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, LOCUST BEAN GUM, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVORS, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CARBON DIOXIDE (PRESERVATIVE), CARRAGEENAN, POLYSORBATE 80,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Mono- and Diglycerides

Macaroni and Cheese
Ingredients: enriched macaroni product, wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, cheddar cheese sauce, dairy product solids, enriched flour, wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, cheddar cheese, milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, modified corn starch, whey, beet juice, annatto extract, beta carotene, turmeric oleoresin, reduced-lactose whey, citric acid, natural flavor, dried yeast, disodium phosphate
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
