SHREDDED 3 CHEESE BLEND
SHREDDED 3 CHEESE BLEND by Trader Joe's has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.5 out of 5, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
- Safety score 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Dairies / Fermented foods / Fermented milk products / Cheeses / Grated cheese
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 SHREDDED 3 CHEESE BLEND, 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients carry 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 SHREDDED 3 CHEESE BLEND sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4.5 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
LOW-MOISTURE MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES), MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, MICROBIAL ENZYMES), CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES, ANNATTO [FOR COLOR]), POTATO STARCH (TO PREVENT CAKING), CELLULOSE POWDER (TO PREVENT CAKING), NATAMYCIN (MOLD INHIBITOR). CONTAINS MILK.
Product Details
- Brand
- Trader Joe's
- Barcode
- 00165419
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does SHREDDED 3 CHEESE BLEND's safety score compare to other products?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, SHREDDED 3 CHEESE BLEND's 4.5/5 average puts it in the safer 71%, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should SHREDDED 3 CHEESE BLEND's 4.5/5 score be read?
PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 4.5/5 average places SHREDDED 3 CHEESE BLEND in 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.