
Product Insights
Extra mature British Cheddar is a hard, extra‑mature cheddar cheese made from cow’s milk and sold by Sainsbury’s in the United Kingdom. As a milk‑based cheese (pnns_groups: Milk and dairy products → Cheese) it delivers 25.4 g of protein and 0.22 g of calcium per 100 g, but also provides 34.9 g of fat, 21.7 g of saturated fat and 1.78 g of salt, giving it a high‑energy profile of about 417 kcal. The product carries a Nutri‑Score of D and is classified in NOVA group 3, reflecting its moderate processing and a nutritional balance of strong protein and calcium against elevated fat, saturated fat and salt levels.
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Nutritional Values
Values per 100 g
Comparative Analysis
Compared with average cheese values, this extra‑mature cheddar contains substantially more fat (34.9 g vs 25.0 g) and saturated fat (21.7 g vs 15.3 g), higher protein (25.4 g vs 20.3 g) and energy (≈417 kcal vs 323 kcal), but lower sugar (0.5 g vs 1.8 g), salt (1.78 g vs 3.31 g) and carbohydrates (0.5 g vs 4.4 g).
Ingredients
Cheddar Cheese (Cows' Milk
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