D'lectaCheese & Paneer#37 of 48 in categoryRating 3.3/5

D'lecta Natural Feta Cheese Block

Red flags

  • Red flag: High sodium (1085.4mg per 100g)
  • Red flag: High saturated fat (14.9g)
  • Red flag: Contains trans fat (0.4g)

Green flags

  • Green flag: High protein (16.4g per 100g)
  • Green flag: No added sugar

Ingredients, decoded

5 listed
  • Milk Solids
  • Iodized Salt
  • Firming Agent (INS 509)
  • Cheese Culture
  • Microbial Veg Ferment
ConcernWorth watchingIn label order. Tap a highlighted one to learn more.

High saltHigh saturated fatNutrition per 100 g
CNutritionAIngredients4Risk
Energy262.6 kcal
Protein16.4 g
Carbohydrates3.3 g
Total sugars0.5 g
Added sugars0 g
Total fat20.4 g
Saturated fat14.9 g
Trans fat0.38 g
Cholesterol19.3 mg
Sodium1085.4 mg
Highlighted values exceed FSSAI and UK FSA front of pack thresholds.

Our take

CleanPlate review

Feta block with five ingredients and 1,085 mg sodium

D'lecta Natural Feta Cheese Block is a 100 g block of feta, five 20 g servings, made from milk solids, iodised salt, a firming agent (calcium chloride), cheese culture and a microbial coagulant. The front calls it the perfect salad cheese and a rich protein source. The panel is printed per 100 g.

CleanPlate scores it CA4. The C for nutrition is middling: 16.4 g protein per 100 g. The A for ingredients reflects whole or lightly processed ingredients (led by milk solids), with additives that cost points: calcium chloride. The 4 for risk comes mainly from sodium (1085 mg per 100 g) and saturated fat (14.9 g per 100 g).

Claims vs reality

What the pack says, checked against the ingredient list and nutrition panel.

  • On the pack

    “Rich Protein Source”

    Holds

    16.4 g of protein per 100 g is above the high-protein line.

  • Product name

    “Natural”

    Partly true

    The list is plain (milk solids, salt, culture, a coagulant), but it also holds calcium chloride as a firming agent.

How CA4 breaks down

Each grade is scored on its own. Here are the label numbers behind each one, per 100 g.

How we score →
01 Nutritional valueA to E
C

Adequate nutrient density

Protein
16.4 g
Fibre
Not declared
Vitamins and minerals
None declared
Energy
263 kcal

Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.

02 Ingredient & label integrityA to E
A

Clean, minimally processed

Base
Milk Solids
Sweeteners
None added
Additives
2
Flagged
None

Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.

03 Risk nutrients1 to 5
4

High risk

Added sugar
0 g
Sodium
1085.4 mg
Saturated fat
14.9 g
Trans fat
0.38 g

Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.

A closer look

Does the label add up?

Milk solids, iodised salt, firming agent (INS 509), cheese culture and a microbial coagulant, as typed by the user from the pack.

Per 100 g: 263 kcal, 20.4 g fat of which 14.9 g saturated, 0.5 g sugar of which 0 g added, 16.4 g protein, 1085 mg sodium. The ingredient list was typed by the user from the pack and no photo of it was seen; the last item (Microbial Veg Ferment) is uncertain and is read as a microbial coagulant enzyme, scored like microbial rennet. The panel prints salt 2.21 g beside sodium 1085.4 mg, which would be about 2.76 g of salt; the higher sodium is used so the risk is not understated, and the score is provisional (SODIUM_VS_SALT) until the real pack is checked. Atwater energy is 263 kcal, equal to the declared value. Trans fat (0.38 g per 100 g) is natural dairy trans fat and is not counted. Calcium is not printed, and the pack photos show no veg mark.

Ingredients to watch

  • SodiumConcern

    1,085 mg per 100 g, above the 600 mg high line.

  • Saturated fatConcern

    14.9 g per 100 g, almost three times the 5 g high line.

  • Firming agentWorth watching

    Calcium chloride (INS 509) costs 2 points, and the microbial enzyme 1.

  • ProteinFine

    16.4 g per 100 g.

Common misconceptions

Myth: "Feta is a light cheese"

It has 263 kcal and 14.9 g of saturated fat per 100 g.

Myth: "A natural cheese has little salt"

Sodium is 1,085 mg per 100 g.

How often, and how

  • Healthy adultsA few times a week
  • ChildrenOccasionally
  • Diabetes or prediabetesOccasionally

Smarter ways to eat it

Use it as a topping

A 20 g serve is about 53 kcal and 217 mg of sodium.

Check the pack

Confirm the ingredient line and the salt value on the real pack.

Common questions

Is D'lecta Natural Feta Cheese Block healthy?

D'lecta Natural Feta Cheese Block scores CA4 (Fair) on CleanPlate, which makes it an occasional-use product, where the concerns start to outweigh the positives. The main concerns are: High sodium (1085.4mg per 100g); High saturated fat (14.9g); Contains trans fat (0.4g). On the plus side: High protein (16.4g per 100g); No added sugar.

What does the CA4 score mean?

The first letter (C) grades nutritional value: adequate nutrient density. The second letter (A) grades ingredient and label integrity: clean, minimally processed. The number (4) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): high risk.

Last reviewed October 18, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.

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