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New Zealand Sharp Cheddar Cheese

This New Zealand cheddar is aged 6–12 months and made from grass-fed cows' milk. Its ingredients are milk, cheese cultures, salt and microbial rennet; it contains milk.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesContains dairy
$8.79 lowest price at Ridgeway Select
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
120caloriesPer serving · 1 oz (28g/about 1 inch cube)
Protein
7g▲
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
200mg
Saturated fat
6g▼
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Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, MICROBIAL RENNET
74 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as dairyMedium confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%57
Ingredients · counts 20%100
Processing · counts 15%65
Sourcing · counts 20%78
Transparency · counts 15%78
Why it scores 74
Nutrition 57 · Compared with other cheeses: more saturated fat (6 g), more protein (7 g); no added sugar per 1 oz
Ingredients 100 · 4 ingredients; no added sugar, seed oils, dyes or flagged additives
Processing 65 · Cheddar made with milk, cultures, salt and microbial rennet
Sourcing 78 · Grass-fed cows' milk and New Zealand origin are stated
Transparency 78 · Complete ingredient list with grass-fed and New Zealand claims
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
PASTEURIZED MILK CHEESE CULTURES SALT MICROBIAL RENNET
4 ingredients
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

AdditivesNo additives found

No additives, added sugars, seed oils or flavourings found in the ingredient list.

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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