Shredded Mexican style melting cheese

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Common questions

Is Shredded Mexican style melting cheese healthy?

Shredded Mexican style melting cheese scores 75/100 on Scout's independent analysis of ingredients, additives, and lab results — a fair-to-good score — solid, with tradeoffs. This shredded cheese product is primarily composed of Monterey Jack and Mozzarella cheeses, which are good sources of protein and calcium.

How processed is Shredded Mexican style melting cheese?

Shredded Mexican style melting cheese is NOVA Group 3: Processed Foods.

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Shredded Mexican style melting cheese

75 Good

Analysis updated August 2026 · How Scout scores

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Beneficial ingredients 0
Harmful ingredients 0
Category Cheese
Summary

This shredded cheese product is primarily composed of Monterey Jack and Mozzarella cheeses, which are good sources of protein and calcium. The ingredients list is relatively clean, with no harmful additives or seed oils, but the product is processed, which limits its score. Despite being processed, it retains nutritional benefits from its cheese components.

Key ingredients 5

Monterey Jack Cheese
Neutral

A traditional dairy cheese that provides protein and calcium, but standard cheese is neutral due to saturated fat content.

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Cultured Pasteurized Milk
Neutral

Basic dairy ingredient used in cheesemaking, standard source of protein and fats.

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Salt
Neutral

Standard culinary salt used for flavor enhancement and preservation.

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Enzymes
Neutral

Standard processing aids safely used to curdle milk during cheese production.

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Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella
Neutral

A common cheese variety providing protein and calcium with a lower fat content.

Processing

Group 3 · Processed

Processed Foods

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