Bread, Cheddar Cheese

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Bread, Cheddar Cheese scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Stabilizers & Gums (Cheddar Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto (Color), Cellulose (Anticaking), Natamycin (Natural Mold Inhibitor)], Vegetable Monoglycerides. Topping: Cheddar Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto (Color), Cellulose (Anticaking), Natamycin (Natural Mold Inhibitor)]): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Bread, this product is more processed than about 48% of the 11,494 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 Bread, Cheddar Cheese'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.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Soybean And/Or Canola).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cheddar Cheese Seasoning [Maltodextrin, Natural Flavors, Whey (Milk), Salt, Citric Acid].

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.