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Monterey Jack Style Block, Monterey Jack Style

Processing Score
6.0Highly Processed
Nutrition Score
2/10Poor

The processing score reflects 15 ingredients, including emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sodium, saturated fat and total fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Little Or No Cholesterol Listed

Nutrient Alerts

High SodiumHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
871459000114
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size28 g
Amount per serving
Calories
80
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6g
8%
Saturated Fat 4.5g
23%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
0%
Sodium 230mg
10%
Total Carbohydrate 7g
3%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars N/A
Protein 1g
Vitamin D 0mcg
0%
Calcium 130mg
10%
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

15 listed · 3 flagged for review

FILTERED WATER, TAPIOCA STARCH, COCONUT OIL, VEGAN NATURAL FLAVORS, PEA PROTEIN, EXPELLER PRESSED: CANOLA AND/OR SAFFLOWER OIL, CHICORY ROOT FIBER, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, XANTHAN GUM, LACTIC ACID (VEGAN), PEA STARCH, VEGAN ENZYME, YEAST EXTRACT, COCONUT CREAM.

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, Monterey Jack Style Block, Monterey Jack Style scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

  • Natural Flavors (Vegan Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
  • Plant Proteins (Pea Protein): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
  • Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
  • Industrial Enzymes (Vegan Enzyme): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

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 Monterey Jack Style Block, Monterey Jack Style'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.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Coconut Oil, Expeller Pressed: Canola And/Or Safflower Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: 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: Lactic Acid (Vegan).

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast Extract.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

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