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Red Apple Cheese Gruyere: Apple Smoked 8oz

Contains sodium phosphate

Gruyere made with cultured pasteurized milk and cold-smoked with apples and hardwood. Each ounce has 350 mg sodium and the ingredients include sodium phosphate and natural flavoring.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsContains dairy
$10.95 8 oz · lowest price at Blue Heron Cheese & Wine Company
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
100caloriesPer serving · 1oz (28g) about 1" cube
Protein
6g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
350mg▼
Saturated fat
6g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Water, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Natural Flavoring, Enzymes
53 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as dairyHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%25
Ingredients · counts 20%86
Processing · counts 15%55
Sourcing · counts 20%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 53
Nutrition 25 · Compared with other cheeses: more saturated fat (6 g), more sodium (350 mg); no added sugar per 1oz (28g) about 1" cube
Ingredients 86 · Added phosphates (additive, −10); Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Cheese with added sodium phosphate and natural flavoring
Sourcing 50 · Milk origin and farming practices aren't stated
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list; smoking method stated, but milk sourcing isn't
Contains sodium phosphate
Contains natural flavoring
350 mg sodium per ounce
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−14 for added phosphates, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Cultured Pasteurized Milk Water Salt Sodium Phosphate Natural Flavoring Enzymes
6 ingredients 1 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 additives · 1 moderate risk
Added phosphates (E339–E343, E450–E452)StabiliserModerate risk
Absorbed more readily than natural phosphorus; high intakes are linked to kidney and heart risks, and EFSA set a limit in 2019.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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