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EWG Overall Score Breakdown
The product score is based on weighted scores for nutrition, ingredient and processing concerns. Generally, nutrition counts most, ingredient concerns next and degree of processing least. The weighted scores are added together to determine the final score. Read more about scores here.
EWG scored on three factors: nutrition, ingredient concerns, and the degree of processing. Read the full scoring methodology.
Considers calories, saturated fat, trans fat, sugar, sodium, protein, fiber and fruit, vegetable and nut content to differentiate between healthful and less healthful foods. For more information on nutrition concerns, read our full methodology.
Contains a high level of saturated fat [read more]
Considers food additives, pesticides, hormones, antibiotics and contaminants like mercury and BPA, which can affect human health and the environment. For more information on ingredient concerns, read methodology.
This product is not certified organic [read more]
Antibiotics were likely used in production of the dairy ingredients in this product [read more]
Hormones may have been used in production of dairy ingredients [read more]
Likely contaminated with dioxin and other persistent organic pollutants [read more]
This product has some contamination concerns:
Estimates how much the food has been processed. Considers many factors, chief among them, modification of individual ingredients from whole foods and number of artificial ingredients. For more information on processing concerns, read our full methodology.
Product has been classified as having low processing concerns
Products with low processing concerns generally have few artificial ingredients, more ingredients that are either whole foods or are minimally processed, and fewer ingredients overall.
This product is not certified organic [read more]
Antibiotics were likely used in production of the dairy ingredients in this product [read more]
Hormones may have been used in production of dairy ingredients [read more]
Likely contaminated with dioxin and other persistent organic pollutants [read more]
Does not contain artificial or industrial ingredients [read more]
Contains a high level of saturated fat [read more]
Product has been classified as having low processing concerns
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NEUFCHATEL CHEESE (PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK AND CREAM AND/OR SKIM MILK, WHEY AND/OR CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, STABILIZERS [XANTHAN, LOCUST BEAN AND GUAR GUMS]), GREEN ONIONS, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH: CULTURED MILK POWDER, ONION POWDER, DEHYDRATED ONION, SALT, XANTHAN GUM, SPICE.
Products remain in the database for two years after their label information is recorded in stores. A product with label information last recorded more than a year ago is marked with an * identifying it as an older product.
Products remain in the Database for two years after their label information is recorded in stores, even when they have been discontinued (products may remain in stores and pantries long past the date they cease to be manufactured). EWG marks a product it is aware has been discontinued with a banner identifying it as such.
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This product contains the following ingredient(s) that may be genetically engineered or derived from GE crops: Xanthan Gum [read more]
Contains ingredients derived from milk - these are considered major food allergens according to the FDA [read more]
Most cheeses don't score well because they are high in calories, saturated fat and sodium [read more]
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