Monterey Jack Cheese - Monterey Jack Cheese

Monterey Jack Cheese - Monterey Jack Cheese appears in 4 indexed US food products. No FDA SAFFA status or CSPI rating is attached in this snapshot, so this page reports prevalence rather than a safety verdict.

What the data can answer

Monterey Jack Cheese - Monterey Jack Cheese appears in 4 catalogued products, but this snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to it. This page therefore cannot answer whether the ingredient is safe from those sources. It can show how often it occurs, where it tends to sit on labels, and which kinds of products contain it.

4
catalogued products
#28,812
usage rank of 247,206
2
named brands represented
16%
average depth down ingredient lists

Catalog prevalence comes from Open Food Facts ingredient lists. FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine labels are shown only when the source record contains them.

Upper-half catalog placement for Monterey Jack Cheese - Monterey Jack Cheese (#28,812)

Usage rank
#28,812
of 247,206 ingredients that appear in at least one catalogued product, tied with 6,278 others that also appear in exactly 4 products.
Typical depth in an ingredient list
16%
Of the way down the captured list, averaged across the 4 products listing it (mean slot 8.0). Monterey Jack Cheese - Monterey Jack Cheese usually falls near the top of the captured list; this position does not measure its amount because source formatting, compound ingredients and labeling exceptions vary.

Ranks use Open Food Facts ingredient rows on this site’s refresh cycle. 247,206 ingredients with ≥1 product appearance enter the ranking. Prevalence and list depth are catalog facts, not toxicology.

Reading this ingredient record

A clean co-occurrence count is not a safety clearance

No linked product currently contains a separately flagged ingredient, but zero co-occurrence is an absence-of-evidence result, not regulatory approval. The practical reading is about use: Monterey Jack Cheese - Monterey Jack Cheese reaches 2 named brands, most often appears under Snacks, and typically sits near the top of the captured list. Product examples include Monterey Jack Cheese, Dried Cinnamon Apples, Granola Clusters; Monterey Jack Cheese, Dried Cinnamon Apples, Granola Clusters Trios Snack, Monterey Jack Cheese, Dried Cinnamon Apples, Granola Clusters; P turkey almonds monterey jack & blueberries portable protein. Check the current label and authoritative source databases when the decision involves allergies, dosage, pregnancy, or a medical condition.

0% of linked products currently carry a separately flagged ingredient

Most NOVA-tagged examples land in Group 4 (4 of 4), yet the products span unrelated categories. That contrast matters: processing class can describe how a food was made while saying nothing decisive about this ingredient's regulatory status. Use the linked examples to understand formulation context, and leave the unanswered toxicology or individual-sensitivity question unanswered.

Next check: verify the unresolved source rating directly instead of converting zero co-flags into reassurance.

How do the sampled products compare?

Each point is one of the 4 sampled products listed below: its overall safety score against how many separately flagged ingredients its label carries. Bubble size is the number of ingredient rows the label actually resolved to.

Safety score vs. flagged-ingredient count for products containing Monterey Jack Cheese - Monterey Jack Cheese

Per-product safety score and flagged-ingredient count from the same sampled listings shown below. Bubble size = linked ingredient rows. Source: Open Food Facts labels x FDA SAFFA x CSPI Chemical Cuisine. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 4 entities by Safety score (X) and Flagged ingredients on label (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. High score, still flaggedLow score, more flaggedHigh score, fewer flaggedLow score, fewer flagged 99.9100.0100.0100100.0100.0100.1 00.00.00.1 Safety score Flagged ingredients on label Safety score vs. flagged-ingredient count for products containing Monterey Jack Cheese - Monterey Jack Cheese Monterey Jack Cheese, Dried Cinnamon Apples, Granola ClustersMonterey Jack Cheese, Dried Cinnamon Apples, Granola Clusters Trios Snack, Monterey Jack Cheese, Dried Cinnamon Apples, Granola ClustersP turkey almonds monterey jack & blueberries portable proteinBurrito
Per-product safety score and flagged-ingredient count from the same sampled listings shown below. Bubble size = linked ingredient rows. Source: Open Food Facts labels x FDA SAFFA x CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Ingredients with similar product-count or score profiles

Use the lists below to place Monterey Jack Cheese - Monterey Jack Cheese against similar footprints (4 products).

Similar mean product score

Nearest other ingredients by mean product screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.

What to do with this Monterey Jack Cheese - Monterey Jack Cheese record

Use the 4-product footprint and source labels as a starting point, then inspect the records most relevant to your question.

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This page describes published source classifications and product-label coverage. It is not dietary, allergy, or medical advice.

Monterey Jack Cheese - Monterey Jack Cheese — common follow-ups

Why is there no FDA/CSPI verdict on Monterey Jack Cheese - Monterey Jack Cheese?

This snapshot has no FDA SAFFA status or CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating attached to Monterey Jack Cheese - Monterey Jack Cheese, so PlainFoodSafe does not present a source-backed safety verdict. The page reports catalog prevalence (#28,812 of 247,206 ingredients) and label position instead.

Where does Monterey Jack Cheese - Monterey Jack Cheese show up across the catalog?

Monterey Jack Cheese - Monterey Jack Cheese sits above the median for catalog prevalence (4 products, #28,812 of 247,206) across 2 named brands. Category mix varies — use the linked records rather than treating any single shelf as representative.

Why is Monterey Jack Cheese - Monterey Jack Cheese so common on ingredient lists?

The current source record does not specify a technical effect for Monterey Jack Cheese - Monterey Jack Cheese. Its near the top of the captured list and product examples are shown without guessing why manufacturers include it.

Regulatory status: FDA SAFFA (Monterey Jack Cheese - Monterey Jack Cheese). Safety ratings: CSPI Chemical Cuisine; product presence: Open Food Facts via PlainFoodSafe (September 2026). Figures are computed from those sources, no editor-typed counts. Methodology · State regulations.