Shredded Imitation Colby Jack Cheese
The processing score reflects 30 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, ingredients listed as artificial, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sodium, saturated fat and total fat. It also contains trans fat.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
3 listed · 2 flagged for reviewIMITATION COLBY CHEESE (WATER, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, CASEIN, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF RICE STARCH, SALT, KASAL, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SORBIC ACID (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), ARTIFICIAL COLOR, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), IMITATION MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (WATER, PALM OIL, CASEIN, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SKIM MILK, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SORBIC ACID (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), NATURAL FLAVOR, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL COLOR), ANTICAKE (POTATO STARCH, POWDERED CELLULOSE)AND NATAMYCIN (A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR).
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Shredded Imitation Colby Jack 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.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Anticake (Potato Starch, Powdered Cellulose)And Natamycin (A Natural Mold Inhibitor).
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Imitation Colby Cheese (Water, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Casein, Modified Corn Starch, Contains 2% Or Less Of Rice Starch, Salt, Kasal, Lactic Acid, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phosphates, Sorbic Acid (To Preserve Freshness), Artificial Color, Artificial Flavor), Imitation Monterey Jack Cheese (Water, Palm Oil, Casein, Modified Food Starch, Skim Milk, Contains 2% Or Less Of Salt, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Citrate, Lactic Acid, Sodium Phosphate, Sorbic Acid (To Preserve Freshness), Natural Flavor, Mono And Diglycerides, Artificial Color).
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
This product is part of our wider analysis. It features in our Colby Jack vs Cheddar Cheese comparison.
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