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Ultra Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Ultra Sharp Cheddar

Processing Score
4.5Processed
Nutrition Score
3.5/10Fair

The processing score reflects 8 ingredients, including natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sodium, saturated fat and total fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source

Nutrient Alerts

High SodiumHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
049646936199
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size28 g
Amount per serving
Calories
100
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8g
10%
Saturated Fat 6g
30%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 25mg
8%
Sodium 360mg
16%
Total Carbohydrate 1g
0%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 6g
Vitamin D 0mcg
0%
Calcium 180mg
14%
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

8 listed · 2 flagged for review

CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, WATER, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVORING, SORBIC ACID (NATURAL PRESERVATIVE), COLOR (PAPRKA AND ANNATTO), ENZYMES.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Processed?

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

  • Natural Flavors (Natural Flavoring): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
  • Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

Within Cheese, this is among the less processed 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.

This product is part of our wider analysis. It features in our Colby Jack vs Cheddar Cheese and American Cheese vs Cheddar comparisons.

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