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Barcode: 0842798100971 (EAN / EAN-13) 842798100971 (UPC / UPC-A)

Brand owner: FREEDOM'S CHOICE

Categories: Dairies, Fermented foods, Fermented milk products, Cheeses

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

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    10 ingredients


    Pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes. anti-caking blend (potato starch, corn starch, calcium sulfate, natamycin [mold inhibitor]).
    Allergens: Milk

Food processing

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    Processed foods


    Elements that indicate the product is in the 3 - Processed foods group:

    • Category: Cheeses
    • Ingredient: Anti-caking agent
    • Ingredient: Salt
    • Ingredient: Starch
    • Ingredient: Microbial culture
    • Ingredient: Enzyme

    Food products are classified into 4 groups according to their degree of processing:

    1. Unprocessed or minimally processed foods
    2. Processed culinary ingredients
    3. Processed foods
    4. Ultra processed foods

    The determination of the group is based on the category of the product and on the ingredients it contains.

    Learn more about the NOVA classification

Additives

  • E235 - Natamycin


    Natamycin: Natamycin, also known as pimaricin, is an antifungal medication used to treat fungal infections around the eye. This includes infections of the eyelids, conjunctiva, and cornea. It is used as eyedrops. Natamycin is also used in the food industry as a preservative.Allergic reactions may occur. It is unclear if medical use during pregnancy or breastfeeding is safe. It is in the macrolide and polyene families of medications. It results in fungal death by altering the cell membrane.Natamycin was discovered in 1955 and approved for medical use in the United States in 1978. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system. The wholesale cost in the developing world is between US$92.90 and 126.72 per 5-ml bottle as of 2015. It is produced by fermentation of the bacterium Streptomyces natalensis.
    Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

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    Palm oil free


    No ingredients containing palm oil detected

    Unrecognized ingredients: Mold-inhibitor

    Some ingredients could not be recognized.

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    Non-vegan


    Non-vegan ingredients: Pasteurized semi-skimmed milk

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    Unrecognized ingredients: Mold-inhibitor

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    : Pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, anti-caking blend (potato starch, corn starch, calcium sulfate, natamycin (mold inhibitor))
    1. Pasteurized part-skim milk -> en:pasteurized-semi-skimmed-milk - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 19042 - percent_min: 45.1013 - 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: 1.6329
    4. enzymes -> en:enzyme - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6329
    5. anti-caking blend -> en:anti-caking-agent - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6329
      1. potato starch -> en:potato-starch - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9510 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6329
      2. corn starch -> en:corn-starch - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9510 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.81645
      3. calcium sulfate -> en:e516 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.5443
      4. natamycin -> en:e235 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.408225
        1. mold inhibitor -> en:mold-inhibitor - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.408225

Nutrition

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    Poor nutritional quality


    ⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 0

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

    Positive points: 5

    • Proteins: 5 / 5 (value: 21.43, rounded value: 21.43)
    • Fiber: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
    • Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)

    Negative points: 20

    • Energy: 3 / 10 (value: 1195, rounded value: 1195)
    • Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 3.57, rounded value: 3.57)
    • Saturated fat: 10 / 10 (value: 10.71, rounded value: 10.7)
    • Sodium: 7 / 10 (value: 653.16, rounded value: 653.2)

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

    Nutritional score: (20 - 5)

    Nutri-Score:

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    Nutrition facts


    Nutrition facts As sold
    for 100 g / 100 ml
    As sold
    per serving (1/4 cup (28 g))
    Compared to: Cheeses
    Energy 1,195 kj
    (285 kcal)
    335 kj
    (80 kcal)
    -12%
    Fat 21.43 g 6 g -17%
    Saturated fat 10.71 g 3 g -36%
    Trans fat 0 g 0 g
    Cholesterol 54 mg 15.1 mg -31%
    Carbohydrates 7.14 g 2 g +266%
    Sugars 3.57 g 1 g +299%
    Fiber 0 g 0 g -100%
    Proteins 21.43 g 6 g +5%
    Salt 1.633 g 0.457 g +13%
    Potassium 179 mg 50.1 mg +145%
    Calcium 675 mg 189 mg +20%
    Iron 0.36 mg 0.101 mg +656%
    Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis) 0 % 0 %
Serving size: 1/4 cup (28 g)

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