This product is a hard Cheddar cheese from the British cheese dairy Lye Cross Farm, renowned for its traditional production of English cheeses. The “Mild Coloured” version is a milder variety of Cheddar with an orange colouring thanks to natural colourings (annatto), packaged as a 200 g block.

🧀 Taste and experience

✔️ Flavour: mild and slightly sweet, less pronounced than mature Cheddars, making it suitable for those who prefer a milder cheese.
✔️ Texture: firm to medium-hard; cuts, grates and melts well.
✔️ Colour: characteristic orange (coloured) thanks to annatto (colouring agent E 160b) – visually appealing on the plate.

🧾 Ingredients and allergens

Main ingredients:

• Milk

• Edible salt

• Colouring: annatto/norbixin (E 160b(ii))

• Lactic acid cultures

• Fat in dry matter: min. 48%

Allergens:
✔️ Contains milk and milk products – not suitable for people with a milk allergy.

📊 Nutritional values (per 100 g) (typical)

• Energy: ~1 700 kJ / ~410 kcal

• Fat: ~34 g

  • of which saturated fatty acids: ~22 g

• Carbohydrates: < 0.5 g

  • of which sugars: < 0.5 g

• Protein: ~25 g

• Salt: ~1.8 g

🍽️ Uses in the kitchen

✔️ On a cheese platter: serve with bread, fruit and nuts.
✔️ In sandwiches: slices of cheese add flavour to bread, baguettes and toast.
✔️ Melted cheese and baked dishes: great in grilled sandwiches, quesadillas and pasta bakes.
✔️ Seasoning dishes: grate over pizza or into sauces.

💡 Tip: The milder Cheddar is also ideal for children’s meals or lighter dishes where you don’t want the flavour of the cheese to be too strong.