Merkts, Wisconsin Cheese, Chipotle Beer Cheese - Merkt Cheese Company Inc.

Ingredients

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  23 ingredients

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  Wi grade a cheddar cheese ([aged 9 months or more], pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzyme), beer, reduced protein whey, reduced lactose whey, cream, less than 2% of: red bell peppers*, jalapeno pepper*, sorbic acid (to protect flavor), garlic, salt, spices, chipotle pepper, green onion*, xanthan gum, apo-carotenal (color), natural smoke flavor.

  Allergens: Milk

Food processing

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  Ultra processed foods

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  Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra processed food and drink products group:

  • Additive: E415 - Xanthan gum
  • Ingredient: Colour
  • Ingredient: Flavouring

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  2. Processed culinary ingredients
  3. Processed foods
  4. Ultra processed foods

  
  

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Additives

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  : Wi grade a cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzyme), beer, reduced protein whey, reduced lactose whey, cream, less than 2% of (red bell peppers), jalapeno pepper, sorbic acid (to protect flavor), garlic, salt, spices, chipotle pepper, green onion, xanthan gum, apo-carotenal (color), natural smoke flavor

  1. Wi grade a cheddar cheese -> en:wi-grade-a-cheddar-cheese - percent_min: 6.25 - percent_max: 100
     1. pasteurized milk -> en:pasteurised-milk - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 19051 - percent_min: 1.5625 - percent_max: 100
     2. cheese culture -> en:lactic-ferments - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50
     3. salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0825
     4. enzyme -> en:enzyme - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0825
  2. beer -> en:beer - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 1014 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50
  3. reduced protein whey -> en:reduced-protein-whey - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333
  4. reduced lactose whey -> en:reduced-lactose-whey - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25
  5. cream -> en:cream - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 19402 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20
  6. less than 2% of -> en:less-than-2-of - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667
     1. red bell peppers -> en:red-bell-pepper - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20087 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667
  7. jalapeno pepper -> en:jalapeno-pepper - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20151 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 14.2857142857143
  8. sorbic acid -> en:e200 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5
     1. to protect flavor -> en:preservative - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5
  9. garlic -> en:garlic - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11000 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11.1111111111111
  10. salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0825
  11. spices -> en:spice - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0825
  12. chipotle pepper -> en:chipotle - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20151 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0825
  13. green onion -> en:spring-onion - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11003 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0825
  14. xanthan gum -> en:e415 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0825
  15. apo-carotenal -> en:apo-carotenal - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0825
      1. color -> en:colour - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0825
  16. natural smoke flavor -> en:natural-smoke-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0825

Nutrition

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  Bad nutritional quality

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  ⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 2

  This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

  Positive points: 5

  • Proteins: 5 / 5 (value: 16.67, rounded value: 16.67)
  • Fiber: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
  • Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 2.41470336914062, rounded value: 2.4)

  Negative points: 25

  • Energy: 4 / 10 (value: 1393, rounded value: 1393)
  • Sugars: 2 / 10 (value: 10, rounded value: 10)
  • Saturated fat: 10 / 10 (value: 15, rounded value: 15)
  • Sodium: 9 / 10 (value: 833, rounded value: 833)

  The points for proteins are counted because the product is in the cheeses category.

  Nutritional score: (25 - 5)

  Nutri-Score:

  → Learn more about the Nutri-Score

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  Nutrient levels

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    Fat in high quantity (23.3%)

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    What you need to know

    • A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.

    
    Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat

    • Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.

    Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts

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    Saturated fat in high quantity (15%)

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    What you need to know

    • A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.

    
    Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat

    • Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.

    Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts

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    Sugars in moderate quantity (10%)

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    What you need to know

    • A high consumption of sugar can cause weight gain and tooth decay. It also augments the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardio-vascular diseases.

    
    Recommendation: Limit the consumption of sugar and sugary drinks

    • Sugary drinks (such as sodas, fruit beverages, and fruit juices and nectars) should be limited as much as possible (no more than 1 glass a day).
    • Choose products with lower sugar content and reduce the consumption of products with added sugars.

    Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Sugar: the facts

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    Salt in high quantity (2.08%)

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    What you need to know

    • A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
    • Many people who have high blood pressure do not know it, as there are often no symptoms.
    • Most people consume too much salt (on average 9 to 12 grams per day), around twice the recommended maximum level of intake.

    
    Recommendation: Limit the consumption of salt and salted food

    • Reduce the quantity of salt used when cooking, and don't salt again at the table.
    • Limit the consumption of salty snacks and choose products with lower salt content.

    Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Fact sheet - Salt reduction

    Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Salt: the facts

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  Nutrition facts

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  Nutrition facts	As sold for 100 g / 100 ml	As sold per serving (2 Tbsp (30 g))	Compared to: Cheeses
  Energy	1,393 kj (333 kcal)	418 kj (99 kcal)	+2%
  Fat	23.33 g	7 g	-10%
  Saturated fat	15 g	4.5 g	-10%
  Trans fat	0 g	0 g
  Cholesterol	83 mg	24.9 mg	+6%
  Carbohydrates	13.33 g	4 g	+584%
  Sugars	10 g	3 g	+1,017%
  Fiber	0 g	0 g	-100%
  Proteins	16.67 g	5 g	-18%
  Salt	2.082 g	0.625 g	+44%
  Vitamin A	300 µg	90 µg	+22%
  Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)	12 mg	3.6 mg	+131,191%
  Calcium	500 mg	150 mg	-11%
  Iron	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
  Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	2.415 %	2.415 %

Carbon footprint

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  Equal to driving 2.7 km in a petrol car

  524 g CO² per 100g of product

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  The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Camembert cheese, from cow's milk (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

  Stage	Impact
  Agriculture	85.1 %
  Processing	5.0 %
  Packaging	5.0 %
  Transportation	4.0 %
  Distribution	0.7 %
  Consumption	0.1 %

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