Goat Cheese Crumbles — OKAY

Munch or Dump rates Goat Cheese Crumbles by Wisconsin OKAY — score 60/90.

Real goat cheese with a short, recognizable list, dinged only by cellulose filler and a mold-inhibitor preservative.

Why this verdict

• Real cultured goat milk, salt, and rennet make up the core
• Cellulose powder is wood-pulp filler added only to stop clumping
• Natamycin is an antifungal preservative to extend shelf life
• High in saturated fat and sodium like most cheese

Ingredients (6)

• Pasteurized goat milk (safe) — The real base of the cheese; a quality source of protein, calcium, and fat.
• Salt (moderate) — Ready meals tend to run salt-heavy; watch the sodium.
• Cellulose Powder (Anti-Caking) (moderate) — Powdered wood pulp added so the crumbles pour freely; inert filler, not nutrition.
• Cheese Culture] (safe) — Beneficial bacteria that ferment the milk into cheese.
• Rennet (safe) — Standard enzyme used to curdle milk; a normal cheesemaking step.
• Natamycin (Yeast and Mold Inhibitor) (moderate) — An antifungal preservative sprayed on to block surface mold and stretch shelf life.