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Cheese

Food Lion, Pepper Jack

Processing Score
7.0Highly Processed
Nutrition Score
—/10No Data

The processing score reflects 25 ingredients, including modified ingredients. The nutrition score reflects high sodium, saturated fat and total fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source

Nutrient Alerts

High SodiumHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
035826090256
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size21 g
Amount per serving
Calories
70
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g
6%
Saturated Fat 3.5g
18%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 10mg
3%
Sodium 260mg
11%
Total Carbohydrate 2g
1%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 3g
Vitamin D 39.9mcg
200%
Calcium 250mg
19%
Iron 0mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

14 listed

AMERICAN CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT ENZYMES), WATER, MILKFAT, WHEY, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM CITRATE, JALAPENO PEPPERS (JALAPENO PEPPERS, WATER, VINEGAR, SALT), TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, SORBIC ACID, OLEORESIN CAPSICUM, VITAMIN D3.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Food Lion, Pepper Jack scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

Within Cheese, this product is more processed than about 78% of the 19,171 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Food Lion, Pepper Jack's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Citrate, Tricalcium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sorbic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vitamin D3.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

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