Spreadable Cheese, Cheddar & Bacon
The processing score reflects 23 ingredients, including preservatives and emulsifiers or gums. The nutrition score reflects high saturated fat, total fat and cholesterol.
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Ingredients
12 listed · 6 flagged for reviewCULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, CURED BACON (PORK, WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, SMOKE FLAVOR), SKIM MILK, SUGAR, SALT, NATURAL CHEDDAR CHEESE FLAVOR, LOCUST BEAN & GUAR GUMS, NATURAL BACON FLAVOR, SORBIC ACID, APOCAROTENAL COLOR.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Spreadable Cheese, Cheddar & Bacon'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: Locust Bean & Guar Gums.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Cured Bacon (Pork, Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, Smoke Flavor), Sugar.
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.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Apocarotenal Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
This product is part of our wider analysis. It features in our Colby Jack vs Cheddar Cheese, American Cheese vs Cheddar, and Bacon vs Sausage comparisons.
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