COLBY & MONTEREY JACK
COLBY & MONTEREY JACK by H-E-B Natural Cheese has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
- Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
How This Score Is Built
This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For COLBY & MONTEREY JACK, 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient carries a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.
Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.
Where COLBY & MONTEREY JACK sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4 Top 80% higher than 20% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes (microbial), annatto (color)
Product Details
- Brand
- H-E-B Natural Cheese
- Barcode
- 0041220781522
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
- Stores
- H-E-B
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Frequently asked questions
Where does COLBY & MONTEREY JACK rank on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, COLBY & MONTEREY JACK's 4/5 average puts it in the lower 80%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should COLBY & MONTEREY JACK's 4/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. COLBY & MONTEREY JACK's mapped ingredients average out to 4/5, which is the Low Risk tier.
Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.