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Cheese

Sauce Starter

Processing Score
7.3Highly Processed
Nutrition Score
3.5/10Fair

The processing score reflects 26 ingredients, including emulsifiers or gums. The nutrition score reflects high saturated fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source

Nutrient Alerts

High Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
072830901031
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size64 g
Amount per serving
Calories
110
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g
12%
Saturated Fat 6g
30%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 25mg
8%
Sodium 330mg
14%
Total Carbohydrate 2g
1%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 6g
Vitamin D 0mcg
0%
Calcium 160mg
12%
Iron 0mg
0%
Potassium 30mg
1%

* 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

13 listed · 3 flagged for review

CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO [COLOR]), PEPPER JACK CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, JALAPENO PEPPERS, SALT, ENZYMES), HOT HABANERO JACK CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, HABANERO PEPPERS, SALT, JALAPENO PEPPERS, ENZYMES), POTATO STARCH (ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING), TAPIOCA STARCH, SODIUM CITRATE, SPICES, ONION POWDER, XANTHAN GUM, GARLIC POWDER, LOCUST BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM, NATAMYCIN (NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR).

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, Sauce Starter scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

  • Chemical Preservatives (Natamycin (Natural Mold Inhibitor)): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
  • Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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.

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