Sainsbury's
medium British cheddar
Product Insights
Medium British cheddar is a cow‑milk cheese marketed by Sainsbury’s and sold in the United Kingdom. It belongs to the Milk and dairy products → Cheese group, carries a Nutri‑Score of D and is classified as a NOVA 3 processed cheese, offering 25.4 g of protein per 100 g but also 34.9 g of fat, 21.7 g of saturated fat and 1.78 g of salt. These levels place it well above average fat and saturated‑fat benchmarks while providing no sugar or carbohydrates, making it nutrient‑dense yet high in calories and salt.
Nutrient Levels
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Nutritional Values
Values per 100 g/ml
Comparative Analysis
Compared with the average cheese (per 100 g), its fat (34.9 g) and saturated fat (21.7 g) exceed the typical 25.0 g and 15.3 g, while its salt (1.78 g) is below the sector average of 3.3 g.
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