Is Pilgrim's Choice The American One ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 7 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score B
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Cheddar Cheese (processing marker) 88%, Honey (processing marker) 8%, White Wine Vinegar, Jalapeño Pepper, Paprika, Paprika, Cayenne Pepper
As written on the pack
Cheddar Cheese (88%) (Milk), Honey (8%), White Wine Vinegar, Jalapeño Pepper Flakes, Paprika Flakes, Ground Paprika, Cayenne Pepper.
What makes it processed
Processed ingredients
Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.
- Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Culinary ingredients
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
Category rules
Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.
- Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.
Among 9 processed cheese in slices
From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 67% of the processed cheese in slices here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000165033757, last edited 27 March 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.