Original Cheddar Cheese Speread

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Artificial Colors (Artificial Flavoring Apocarotenal Color): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Cheese, this product is more processed than about 94% 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 Original Cheddar Cheese Speread'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Salad Dressing (Soybean Oil, Water, Sugar Vinegar, Egg Yolks, Food Starch-Modified, Salt, Disodium Edta Added To Protect Flavor).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sorbic Acid (To Protect Flavors).

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Annatto Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.