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Is Happy Farms Mild Cheddar cheese ultra-processed?

8 oz Mild cheddar Sold in the United States

Pack of Happy Farms Mild Cheddar cheese

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 8 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed mild cheddar

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

PASTEURIZED MILK CHEESE 13% Total Carbohydrate <1g 0% Saturated Fat 5g Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 30mg 25% Dietary Fiber Og Total Sugars Og 0% CULTURE, salt, microbial enzymes, annatto (vegetable color), Protein 6g ALDI BATAVIA 8%, IL 60510 Sodium 180mg Incl, Og Added Sugars

Additives: E160b Annatto

As written on the pack

PASTEURIZED MILK CHEESE 13% Total Carbohydrate &lt;1g 0% Saturated Fat 5g Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 30mg 25% Dietary Fiber Og Total Sugars Og 0% CULTURE, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES, ANNATTO (VEGETABLE COLOR). CONTAINS: MILK. 9% 8% Protein 6g ALDI BATAVIA, IL 60510 Sodium 180mg Incl. Og Added Sugars 0%

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E160b Annatto Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
2 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 mild cheddar

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 8% of the mild cheddar here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 13 mild cheddar, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100121223, last edited 6 January 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.