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Future Essentials Freeze Dried Crumbled Blue Cheese

Contains natamycin

Freeze-dried crumbled blue cheese made with USA dairy. It includes powdered cellulose and natamycin.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsContains dairy
$24.95 10 oz · lowest price at MRE Depot
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Blue cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), powdered cellulose, natamycin
69 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as dairyLow confidence · Scored on 3 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 30%50
Ingredients · counts 20%96
Processing · counts 15%65
Sourcing · counts 20%70
Transparency · counts 15%72
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 96 · Natamycin (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 65 · Blue cheese is freeze-dried with powdered cellulose and natamycin.
Sourcing 70 · The product states it uses USA dairy; no raising practices are stated.
Transparency 72 · Complete ingredient list and USA dairy origin are stated.
Contains powdered cellulose and natamycin
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−4 for natamycin
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Blue cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes) Powdered cellulose Natamycin
3 ingredients
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · 1 limited risk
Natamycin (E235)PreservativeLimited risk
An antifungal used on cheese surfaces; EFSA considers it safe at permitted levels.
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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