Amul Cream Cheese

Amul Cream Cheese is a 180 g tub of cheese spread made with white butter, water, cheddar cheese and milk solids, with two emulsifying salts, an acidity regulator, two stabilisers and two preservatives. The lid also reads Processed Cheese Spread. The panel is printed per 100 g.

CleanPlate scores it [L]EC4. The E for nutrition is low: almost no credited protein, fibre or micronutrients per 100 g; its 8 g of protein earns no credit because it is under 2.75 g per 100 kcal. The C for ingredients reflects mostly refined or industrial ingredients (led by white butter, cheddar cheese and milk solids), with additives that cost points: carrageenan, sodium phosphates and xanthan gum. The [L] marks a hollow label promise: the cream named on the pack is not in the ingredient list. The 4 for risk comes mainly from saturated fat (19 g per 100 g) and sodium (530 mg per 100 g).

White butter, water, cheddar cheese (milk solids, microbial rennet, active culture, iodised salt), milk solids, emulsifying salts (331(iii), 339(iii)), iodised salt, acidity regulator (270), stabilisers (407, 415) and preservatives (200, 234).

Per 100 g: 325 kcal, 32 g fat of which 19 g saturated, 1.2 g sugar of which 0 g added, 8 g protein, 530 mg sodium. The tub prints net weight 180 g, but 10 servings of 20 g would be 200 g; 180 g is used and should be confirmed. The listing disagrees with the pack on cholesterol, calcium and the preservative codes; the pack is used. Atwater energy is 325 kcal, equal to the declared value. The 8 g of protein earns no credit because it is under 2.75 g per 100 kcal.