Genuine Wisconsin Spreadable Cheese With Almonds, Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Genuine Wisconsin Spreadable Cheese With Almonds, Sharp Cheddar Cheese by Kaukauna has 5 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.8 out of 5, 0.68 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is D.
- Safety score 0.68 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Dairies / Fermented foods / Fermented milk products / Cheeses
How This Score Is Built
Genuine Wisconsin Spreadable Cheese With Almonds, Sharp Cheddar Cheese draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 5 of its 5 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.
Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.
Where Genuine Wisconsin Spreadable Cheese With Almonds, Sharp Cheddar Cheese sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4.8 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Cheddar cheese ([aged over 120 days]. pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), water, almonds, reduced protein whey,dry whey, skim milk, cream, lactic acid, salt, xanthan gum, sorbic acid (to protect flavor), annatto (color), natural flavor, malic acid.
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Genuine Wisconsin Spreadable Cheese With Almonds, Sharp Cheddar Cheese: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 4.8/5.
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 5.
Product Details
- Brand
- Kaukauna
- Barcode
- 0017003138937
- Nutri-Score
- Grade D
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does Genuine Wisconsin Spreadable Cheese With Almonds, Sharp Cheddar Cheese's safety score compare to other products?
Genuine Wisconsin Spreadable Cheese With Almonds, Sharp Cheddar Cheese scores 4.8 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, safer than 84% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.68 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Genuine Wisconsin Spreadable Cheese With Almonds, Sharp Cheddar Cheese's 4.8/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Genuine Wisconsin Spreadable Cheese With Almonds, Sharp Cheddar Cheese's mapped ingredients average out to 4.8/5, which is the Generally Safe 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.