Snack Bars Colby & Monterey Jack

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Is Snack Bars Colby & Monterey Jack healthy?

Snack Bars Colby & Monterey Jack scores 75/100 on Scout's independent analysis of ingredients, additives, and lab results — a fair-to-good score — solid, with tradeoffs. This snack bar is primarily composed of cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, and annatto for color, indicating a relatively clean ingredient list with minimal additives.

How processed is Snack Bars Colby & Monterey Jack?

Snack Bars Colby & Monterey Jack is NOVA Group 3: Processed Foods.

Which ingredients drive Snack Bars Colby & Monterey Jack's score?

In Scout's ingredient-by-ingredient analysis, Cultured Pasteurized Milk counts in its favor. The full breakdown, with why each one matters, is in the Key ingredients section on this page.

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Snack Bars Colby & Monterey Jack

H-E-B
75 Good

Analysis updated August 2026 · How Scout scores

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At a glance

Beneficial ingredients 1
Harmful ingredients 0
Owned by H-E-B
Category Snack Bars
Summary

This snack bar is primarily composed of cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, and annatto for color, indicating a relatively clean ingredient list with minimal additives. The product is processed, which limits its score potential, but the absence of harmful ingredients such as seed oils, artificial sweeteners, or excessive additives supports a higher rating within its category. The use of natural ingredients and lack of artificial components contribute positively to its evaluation.

Key ingredients 4

Cultured Pasteurized Milk
Good

Provides quality dairy protein, calcium, and beneficial live cultures resulting from the fermentation process.

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Salt
Neutral

Standard culinary salt used for flavor enhancement and preservation.

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Enzymes
Neutral

Microbial enzymes are standard, safe processing aids used to coagulate milk proteins during cheese making.

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Annatto
Neutral

A natural plant-derived colorant commonly used to impart a traditional golden hue to cheese.

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Processing

Group 3 · Processed

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