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EWG Overall Score Breakdown
The product score is based on weighted scores for nutrition, ingredient and processing concerns. Generally, nutrition counts most, ingredient concerns next and degree of processing least. The weighted scores are added together to determine the final score. Read more about scores here.
EWG scored on three factors: nutrition, ingredient concerns, and the degree of processing. Read the full scoring methodology.
Considers calories, saturated fat, trans fat, sugar, sodium, protein, fiber and fruit, vegetable and nut content to differentiate between healthful and less healthful foods. For more information on nutrition concerns, read our full methodology.
Contains ingredients that may contribute small amounts of unhealthy artificial trans fats: Palm Oil [read more]
Contains a high level of saturated fat [read more]
Contains 32% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
This product contains added sugar ingredients: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Sugars, Molasses, and Glucono Delta-Lactone [read more]
Considers food additives, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics and contaminants like mercury and BPA, which can affect human health and the environment. For more information on ingredient concerns, read methodology.
This product is not certified organic [read more]
Antibiotics were likely used in production of the dairy ingredients in this product [read more]
Hormones may have been used in production of dairy ingredients [read more]
Likely contaminated with dioxin and other persistent organic pollutants [read more]
This product has 11 ingredients with concerns as well as some contamination concerns:
Estimates how much the food has been processed. Considers many factors, chief among them, modification of individual ingredients from whole foods and number of artificial ingredients. For more information on processing concerns, read our full methodology.
Product has been classified as having high processing concerns
Products with moderate and high processing concerns generally have more artificial ingredients, more ingredients that have been significantly modified from whole foods, and more ingredients overall.
This product is not certified organic [read more]
Contains food additives of moderate concern
Antibiotics were likely used in production of the dairy ingredients in this product [read more]
Hormones may have been used in production of dairy ingredients [read more]
Likely contaminated with dioxin and other persistent organic pollutants [read more]
Contains ingredients that may contribute small amounts of unhealthy artificial trans fats: Palm Oil [read more]
Contains the non-specific ingredient "flavor" [read more]
Contains a high level of saturated fat [read more]
Contains 32% of the Institute of Medicine's daily sodium (salt) recommendations based on adequate intake [read more]
This product contains added sugar ingredients: High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Sugars, Molasses, and Glucono Delta-Lactone [read more]
Product has been classified as having high processing concerns
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PASTEURIZED PROCESS AMERICAN CHEESE FOOD (CULTURED MILK, WATER, CREAM, SKIM MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SALT, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), ANNATTO AND PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), ENZYMES), SALAD DRESSING (WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, DISTILLED VINEGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (CORN), EGG YOLKS, SALT, XANTHAN GUM, MUSTARD FLOUR), PASTEURIZED PROCESS IMITATION AMERICAN CHEESE (WATER, PALM OIL, FOOD STARCH MODIFIED, CASEIN (MILK PROTEIN), WHEY, SALT, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SORBIC ACID (A PRESERVATIVE), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SODIUM CITRATE, COLOR ADDED, ZINC OXIDE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, RIBOFLAVIN, VITAMIN B12), JALAPENOS (JALAPENO PEPPERS, WATER, SALT, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), RED PEPPERS (PEPPERS, WATER, CITRIC ACID), PIMENTOS (PIMENTOS, WATER, CITRIC ACID), SUGAR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CAYENNE PEPPER, TOMATO PASTE (TOMATOES), WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE (DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, WATER, MOLASSES, HIGH FRUCTOSE COM SYRUP. SALT , SOY SAUCE (WATER, SALT, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, CORN SYRUP, CARAMEL COLORING), NATURAL FLAVORING, CARAMEL COLORING, ANCHOVIES, POLYSORBATE 80, SOY FLOUR, GARLIC EXTRACT), CHEDDAR CHEESE BLEND (CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, AND ENZYMES), BUTTERMILK, WHEY, SALT, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE AND ANNATO EXTRACT, LESS THAN 2% SILICON DIOXIDE ADDED AS A PROCESSING AGENT TO PREVENT CAKING), POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, GLUCONO DELTA LACTONE, SALT, SODIUM DIACETATE.
Products remain in the database for two years after their label information is recorded in stores. A product with label information last recorded more than a year ago is marked with an * identifying it as an older product.
Products remain in the Database for two years after their label information is recorded in stores, even when they have been discontinued (products may remain in stores and pantries long past the date they cease to be manufactured). EWG marks a product it is aware has been discontinued with a banner identifying it as such.
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This product contains the following ingredient(s) that may be genetically engineered or derived from GE crops: Soy Sauce, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Sugars, Soy Flour, Modified Food Starch, Xanthan Gum, Modified Starch (Corn), Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, and Sodium Citrates [read more]
Environmental Impact: Contains eggs, which have a lower carbon footprint than meat.
Contains ingredients derived from soybean, milk, fish or wheat - these are considered major food allergens according to the FDA [read more]
Most cheeses don't score well because they are high in calories, saturated fat and sodium [read more]
2.0 servings per container
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