Bega Natural Cheese Slices

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Label dataa public food database

Last updated4 July 2026

Pack size250 g

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Allergens · milk

The label we read declares: milk.

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Fine

Scored for 12 to 24 months. Turn the dial: the rules change with the age, not the food.

Plain, 0.0g sugar, 35.3g fat.

Good calcium and good protein for a 12 to 24 month old.

The judgement

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Salt (sodium) is inside the line718mg/100gFor 12 to 24 months, under 340mg per 100g is the good zone and 750mg is the line we hold.

Full fat, as this age needs35.29411765g/100gFor 12 to 24 months, we require at least 15g of fat per 100g. Reduced-fat versions are excluded at this age, not just ranked lower.

Less calcium than the best here659mg/100gFor 12 to 24 months, 700mg per 100g or more earns full marks on this preference.

Good protein24.11764706g/100gFor 12 to 24 months, 20g per 100g or more earns full marks on this preference.

How this scored, rule by rule

needs-panelHas the nutrition data we need to score it.PASS

sodium-capInside the line: 718mg of salt (sodium) per 100g, against a cap of 750mg.PASS

fat-floorMeets the floor: 35.29411765g of fat per 100g, against a floor of 15g.PASS

prefer-lower-sodiumLower in salt than most in this aisle: 718mg per 100g earns 47 of 100 on this preference (weight 3).47/100

prefer-calciumGood calcium: 659mg per 100g earns 94 of 100 on this preference (weight 2).94/100

prefer-proteinGood protein: 24.11764706g per 100g earns 100 of 100 on this preference (weight 1).100/100

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Nutrition per 100g

Bega Natural Cheese Slices

As we read the label, for 12 to 24 months

Energy	1715.88235307 kJ
Energy (kcal)	410.527499654118 kcal
Protein	24.11764706 g
Fat	35.29411765 g
Saturated fat	21.1764705882353 g
Carbohydrate	0 g
Sugar	0 g
Added sugar	0 g
Fibre	0 g
Salt (sodium)	718 mg
Salt	1.79411764705882 g
Calcium	659 mg
Iron	0 mg

Last updated 4 July 2026, from a public food database. The pack always wins.

Allergens

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The label we read declares: milk.

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Ingredients, as we read them

Milk, salt, cultures (milk), enzyme (non-animal rennet). contains: milk

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