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Processed cheese: what's actually in it?

Processed cheese is cheese that has been melted and re-formed with water, milk solids and emulsifying salts, then sliced and individually wrapped. That is a different product from a natural cheese slice, which is simply cheese cut from a block: a natural slice lists milk, salt, cultures and rennet, while a processed slice lists cheese plus water, butter, milk solids, emulsifiers (E331, E339, E452), acidity regulator and preservative. This page covers processed cheese slices / singles sold in Singapore. Natural cheese slices, blocks, cream cheese and cheese spreads are separate categories.

This page does not give a health score or a “best” pick. It shows the ingredient list as printed and flags what is in it.

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Every processed slice panelled here lists emulsifiers. E331 (sodium citrates), E339 (sodium phosphates) and E452 (polyphosphates) are what let the cheese melt smoothly and stay soft in the wrapper.
Cheese share varies and is printed on some packs: SCS Reduced Fat states cheese 56%; Bega processed slices (secondary listing) state cheese 65% minimum; Chesdale states cheese 62% on its Open Food Facts entry. FairPrice house-brand slices state about 54% cheese on Open Food Facts.
Kraft Hi-Calcium is the outlier on this page: its FairPrice list starts with cow's milk and milk solids, not with cheese, and it adds vitamin D3.
Colour E160b (annatto) appears in most lists — it is what gives processed cheddar slices their yellow colour.
The SG Kraft Singles list was not retrieved from a FairPrice ingredient section in this pass. The Kraft Singles Original list panelled here is a US Open Food Facts list, flagged as such — do not read it as the SG pack list.

At a glance

Product	Pack size (as printed)	Type	First ingredient	Country of manufacture (as printed)
Kraft Hi-Calcium Singles	250g (12 per pack)	Processed singles	Cow's milk	Australia
Kraft Singles — Original (US list, flagged)	not stated	Processed singles	Milk / cheddar cheese	Not stated
Chesdale Cheddar Slices — Original	250g (12 slices)	Processed slices	Cheese	Not stated
SCS Sliced Cheese — Original	200g	Processed slices	Cheese	Australia
SCS Sliced Cheese — Reduced Fat	200g	Processed slices, reduced fat	Cheese 56%	Austria
Anchor Cheddar Cheese Slices	200g (12 slices)	Processed slices	Cheese	New Zealand
Cowhead Processed Cheddar Cheese	250g (12 slices)	Processed slices	Cheese	Not stated (ingredients: Australia)
The Laughing Cow Cheese Slices — Toast	200g	Processed slices	Cheeses	Australia
FairPrice Cheese Slices	250g (12 slices)	Processed slices	Cheese	Not stated

Panelled with verbatim lists: 9 products. Seen but not verified: 6 products (see list below). No prices are shown: they change weekly and would go stale. This site compares ingredients only, and gives no health score, ranking or “best” pick.

Kraft Hi-Calcium Singles Cheese

Pack size: 250g (12 per pack) · Made in: Australia (as printed)

Ingredients (FairPrice Singapore ingredient section): Cow's Milk, Milk Solid Non Fat, Butter, Acidity Regulators (E331iii, E270), Emulsifiers, Salt, Preservative (E200), Cow's Rennet, Vitamin D3

FairPrice, origin Australia. Starts with milk and milk solids rather than cheese, and adds vitamin D3 — the calcium/vitamin D positioning is in the list itself. Allergen: milk Origin: Australia Via: FairPrice

Kraft Singles — Original Cheddar (US listing, SG pack not verified)

Pack size: not stated · Made in: Not stated (as printed)

Ingredients (Open Food Facts, US entry — secondary, not an SG pack): Milk, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), whey, milk protein concentrate, milkfat, calcium phosphate, sodium phosphate, contains less than 2% of modified food starch, whey protein concentrate, salt, lactic acid, annatto and paprika extract (color), natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor), enzymes, cheese culture, vitamin D3

Flag: this is a US formulation. The SG-sold Kraft Singles may differ — the SG FairPrice ingredient section for the Original singles was not retrieved in this pass, so the SG pack still needs a photo before this list can be presented as the SG list. A Canadian Kraft Singles list (EWG/LabelINSIGHT) is different again (modified milk ingredients, water, cheese, vegetable oil, corn maltodextrin, sodium citrate …). Do not merge the three. Allergen: milk US listing only

Chesdale Cheddar Cheese Slices — Original

Pack size: 250g (12 slices) · Made in: Not stated (as printed)

Ingredients (FairPrice Singapore ingredient section): Cheese (Cow's Milk, Salt, Cultures and Calves/Vegetarian Rennet), Water, Milk Solids, Minerals (Calcium Phosphate), Emulsifiers (E331, E339, E322, E460), Non Fat Milk Solids, Salt, Preservative (E200), Colour (E160b)

Contains milk and soy products (per FairPrice). The Open Food Facts entry for the same product states cheese 62% and lists emulsifiers as INS 331 and INS 339 only — the FairPrice list is the panelled one; the difference is flagged, not merged. Allergen: milk, soy Via: FairPrice

SCS Sliced Cheese — Original, High Calcium

Pack size: 200g · Made in: Australia (as printed)

Ingredients (retailer listing, Malaysia — secondary, SG pack not transcribed): Cheese (pasteurised milk, salt, culture, enzyme (Rennet)), Water, Butter (cream, water, salt), Milk solids, Emulsifiers (E331, E339), Salt, Preservative (E200), Acidity regulator (E330)

Flag: secondary retailer listing (AEON Malaysia) for a product also sold at FairPrice and Giant in Singapore; the SG FairPrice ingredient section was not retrieved for the Original in this pass. The listing states made in Australia and calcium 508 mg per 100 g. Verify on the SG pack. Allergen: milk Origin: Australia (per secondary listing)

SCS Sliced Cheese — Reduced Fat

Pack size: 200g · Made in: Austria (as printed)

Ingredients (FairPrice Singapore ingredient section): Cheese (56%), Skimmed Milk Concentrate, Butter, Acidity Regulators, Emulsifiers, Salt, Color

FairPrice country/place of origin: Austria — recorded exactly as printed, even though the SCS Original is listed as made in Australia. The two SCS variants do not share an origin on the sources retrieved, and the difference is stated, not merged. The FairPrice list gives no E-numbers for its acidity regulators or emulsifiers, so none are quoted. Allergen: milk Origin: Austria Via: FairPrice

Anchor Cheddar Cheese Slices

Pack size: 200g (12 slices) · Made in: New Zealand (as printed)

Ingredients (FairPrice Singapore ingredient section): Cheese (Cow’s Milk, Salt, Cultures and Enzymes), Water, Milk Solids, Non-Fat Milk Solids, Salt, Emulsifiers (E341, E331, E339, E322), Acidity Regulator (E330), Thickener/ Stabiliser (E460), Preservative (E200), Colouring (E160B)

FairPrice, origin New Zealand. The longest emulsifier set on this page (four E-numbers) plus a thickener/stabiliser (E460). Allergen: milk Origin: New Zealand Via: FairPrice

Cowhead Processed Cheddar Cheese

Pack size: 250g (12 slices) · Made in: Not stated (ingredients: Australia) (as printed)

Ingredients (Open Food Facts, Singapore entry — secondary): Cheese (Pasteurised Milk, Salt, Starter Cultures, Enzyme), Water, Butter, Milk Solids, Emulsifiers (e331, e339, e452), Salt, Acidity Regulator (e330), Preservative (e200), Natural Colour (e160b)

Open Food Facts Singapore entry (barcode 8888440000024), origin of ingredients Australia. Country of manufacture is not stated on that entry, so it is recorded as not stated — the Australian origin of ingredients is not presented as the country of manufacture. Allergen: milk Via: Open Food Facts (SG)

The Laughing Cow Cheese Slices — Toast

Pack size: 200g · Made in: Australia (as printed)

Ingredients (FairPrice Singapore ingredient section): Cheeses, Water, Butter, Milk Solids, Emulsifiers: Sodium Citrates (331) and Sodium Phosphates (339), Milk Proteins, Salt, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid (330), Preservative: Sorbic Acid (200)

FairPrice, origin Australia. Marketed for meltability on toast. The same brand's triangles and cubes are cheese spreads, covered on the cream-cheese-and-cheese-spread page — the slices are panelled here because they are sold as processed slices. Allergen: milk Origin: Australia Via: FairPrice

FairPrice Cheese Slices (house brand)

Pack size: 250g (12 slices) · Made in: Not stated (as printed)

Ingredients (Open Food Facts, Singapore entry — secondary): Cheese (pasteurised milk, salt, Lactococcus actis, rennet), Water, Butter (cream, water, salt), Milk solids, Emulsifiers [E331(iii), E339(iii)], Salt, Acidity regulator (E330), Preservative (E200) and Colouring [E160b(ii)]

Open Food Facts Singapore entry (barcode 8888030004838), serving 1 slice (21 g), cheese about 54% (estimate). No FairPrice ingredient section was retrieved for the house-brand slices in this pass, so this is a secondary listing, not a retailer section — verify on the SG pack. Allergen: milk Via: Open Food Facts (SG)

Seen but not verified — do not panel until checked

Bega Processed Cheese Slices — Open Food Facts list retrieved (cheese 65% minimum, water, butter, milk solids, emulsifiers 331/339/452, salt, acidity regulator 330, preservative 200, natural colour 160b, lecithin from soy), but the entry lists countries sold as Australia and France only; SG sale not verified, so not panelled as an SG product.
Emborg American Slices with Cheddar — seen at FairPrice (10 slices, high in calcium, creamy melt); no ingredient list retrieved in this pass.
Dairylea, President, Arla, Pauls, Kerrygold, Meadows, Tradition, Harvest Today and Food Friends processed / sandwich slices — brands seen in Singapore sliced-cheese coverage and social listings; no SG verbatim list retrieved for any of them in this pass.
Bega Natural Cheese Slices (Farmers' Tasty) — natural slices, not processed: milk, salt, cultures, enzyme (non-animal rennet). Noted here so they are not mistaken for a missing processed row; they belong with natural sliced cheese.
Kraft Singles — Swiss and other flavours — no SG verbatim list retrieved; the Canadian Swiss list (modified milk ingredients, water, Swiss cheese, corn maltodextrin …) is a Canadian formulation, not quoted as SG.
Cowhead Toast Melt Processed Cheddar, Cowhead Natural Cheese Slices Cheddar — seen in Singapore shelf photos; the Toast Melt list was not retrieved in this pass (the panelled Cowhead list above is the 500 g processed cheddar).

Nutrition — what the numbers say

All figures in the table are as sold, per 100 g unless a separate per-serving table says otherwise. Sugars are total sugars as printed, not added sugars, unless the source states added sugars separately. No official Singapore Nutri-Grade (A–D) was found printed on any of these listings in this pass, so none is quoted here; no grade has been assigned.

Salt and sodium: salt = sodium × 2.5. The table shows sodium as printed (in mg) with the salt equivalent in brackets. Sodium is not presented as salt, and salt is not presented as sodium.

Total vs added sugars: Singapore packs list total sugars, not added sugars. A total-sugars figure is never labelled here as “added sugar”. The ingredient list remains the evidence for added sugar (sugar, glucose syrup, invert sugar syrup) versus naturally occurring sugars (lactose in milk/cream).

Open Food Facts is a community database and is flagged as secondary where used: the pack and the retailer nutrition section take precedence if they disagree. Figures marked “not stated” were not in the source retrieved; they are not estimated, borrowed from another variant, or copied across flavours.

Per 100 g, as sold

Product	Energy	Protein	Total fat	Saturated fat	Carbohydrate	Sugars	Sodium (salt equiv.)
Kraft Singles — Original (US list, Open Food Facts, secondary)	263 kcal	15.8 g	15.8 g	10.5 g	not stated	5.26 g	1110 mg (salt 2.78 g)

Click a column header to sort. Rows marked “not stated” always sort last — a dash is missing data, not zero. Salt equivalent = sodium × 2.5, shown in brackets.

Per-serving figures only (separate table — never sorted against per-100 g figures)

Product	Serving	Energy	Protein	Total fat	Saturated fat	Carbohydrate	Sugars	Sodium (salt equiv.)
Kraft Hi-Calcium Singles	1 slice (21 g)	60 kcal	3.7 g	4.8 g	not stated	0.9 g	not stated	not stated

Per-serving figures are quoted exactly as printed, with the serving size. They are not converted to per-100 g.

Seen but not verified (nutrition): no per-100 g nutrition panel was verified in this pass for Kraft Hi-Calcium Singles, Chesdale Cheddar Slices Original, SCS Sliced Cheese Original, SCS Sliced Cheese Reduced Fat, Anchor Cheddar Cheese Slices, Cowhead Processed Cheddar Cheese, The Laughing Cow Cheese Slices Toast, or FairPrice Cheese Slices. Their ingredient panels are unchanged; their nutrition figures are not estimated here. The Kraft Hi-Calcium per-serving figures above are the only FairPrice nutrition section retrieved for this category.

How to read the label — the jargon, in plain English

Processed cheese: Cheese that has been melted and re-formed with water, milk solids and emulsifying salts, then sliced. It melts smoothly and stays soft in the wrapper because of the emulsifying salts — that is the point of processing it.
Emulsifying salts (E331, E339, E341, E452): Sodium citrates, sodium phosphates, calcium phosphates and polyphosphates. They let cheese, water and fat stay mixed as a smooth slice instead of separating or going greasy when melted. Their presence is the clearest marker of a processed slice.
Natural cheese slice: Cheese cut from a block: milk, salt, cultures, rennet. No water, butter, milk solids or emulsifiers are added. Bega Farmers' Tasty slices are an example — they are not processed cheese.
E160b (annatto / norbixin): A yellow/orange colouring from annatto seeds. It gives processed cheddar slices their yellow colour; it is a colour, not a cheese.
E200 (sorbic acid): A preservative that stops mould. It appears in almost every processed slice on this page.
E322 (lecithin): An emulsifier, here from soy in the Chesdale and Anchor lists — hence the soy allergen flag on Chesdale.

What this page is not

Not a health score, and not a “best” pick. The products on this page are different products, and this page does not rank them.
Not a taste test, and not a price comparison. Prices change weekly; ingredients change less often, but still change.
Not complete. The products in seen-but-not-verified are not yet panelled, for the verification reasons given, not hidden. Stock and formulations change, so no page claims permanent 100% completeness.

Sources and method

Checked 12 November 2026 from: FairPrice Singapore ingredient sections (Kraft Hi-Calcium Singles, Chesdale Cheddar Slices Original, SCS Sliced Cheese Reduced Fat, Anchor Cheddar Cheese Slices, The Laughing Cow Cheese Slices Toast); Open Food Facts Singapore entries (Cowhead Processed Cheddar Cheese, FairPrice Cheese Slices) and US entry (Kraft Singles Original); AEON Malaysia retailer listing (SCS Sliced Cheese Original, secondary); Open Food Facts (Bega processed slices, for the seen-but-not-verified note). Cold Storage publishes no ingredient list on any product page, so its shelf could not be panelled from its site. Nutrition section added 12 November 2026: figures are standardised to per 100 g where the source gives per-100 figures; per-serving-only figures are labelled as such and are not converted; sugars are total sugars as printed, not added sugars, unless the source states added sugars; salt = sodium × 2.5. Where a full pack list could not be verified, the product is in seen-but-not-verified instead of being panelled.