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Gouda Cheese Stick

Contains sodium nitrate

These baked sticks include Gouda cheese imported from the Netherlands. They also contain sodium nitrate, vegetable fats and emulsifiers.

No added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersVegetarianLow sugarContains dairyContains wheat
$4.90 lowest price at MUJI USA
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
170caloriesPer serving · 6 pieces (30g)
Protein
5g▲
Fiber
1g▼
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
180mg▼
Saturated fat
6g▼
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Ingredients: Wheat flour, Gouda cheese, milk, salt, starter culture, rennet, sodium nitrate, natural coloring, vegetable fats, palm oil, water, rapeseed oil, coconut oil, mono and diglycerides of fatty acids, salt
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ETheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
53 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%50
Ingredients · counts 30%70
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 5%70
Transparency · counts 10%55
Why it scores 53
Nutrition 50 · Compared with other snacks and sweets: more saturated fat (6 g), more sodium (180 mg), more protein (5 g); no added sugar per 6 pieces
Ingredients 70 · Rapeseed oil, 12th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Sodium or potassium nitrate (additive, −10); Wheat flour (refined starch, −6); 1 more
Processing 30 · Baked snack with vegetable fats, sodium nitrate and emulsifiers
Sourcing 70 · The Gouda is imported from the Netherlands; other ingredient origins aren't stated
Transparency 55 · Ingredients are listed, but natural coloring and vegetable fats are vague
Contains sodium nitrate and mono and diglycerides
Contains palm and rapeseed oils
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−6 for wheat flour
Varies by additive−14 for sodium or potassium nitrate, mono- and diglycerides
ClearShelf standard−10 for rapeseed oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Wheat flour Gouda cheese Milk Salt Starter culture Rennet Sodium nitrate Natural coloring Vegetable fats Palm oil Water Rapeseed oil Coconut oil Mono and diglycerides of fatty acids Salt
15 ingredients 2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 1 moderate risk
Sodium or potassium nitrate (E251, E252)PreservativeModerate risk
Turns into nitrite in cured meat, with the same nitrosamine concern (IARC, processed meat).
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
Mono- and diglycerides (E471)EmulsifierLimited risk
Can carry traces of trans fat; a 2023 French cohort study associated higher intake with heart disease.
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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