Aldi Manhattan Spreadable Regular Cream Cheese

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Last updated4 July 2026

Pack size250g

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Allergens · milk

The label we read declares: milk.

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

Lower in salt than most in this aisle for a 12 to 24 month old.

The judgement

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Salt (sodium) is inside the line343mg/100gFor 12 to 24 months, under 180mg per 100g is the good zone and 400mg is the line we hold.

Full fat, as this age needs25.6g/100gFor 12 to 24 months, we require at least 18g of fat per 100g. Reduced-fat versions are excluded at this age, not just ranked lower.

How this scored, rule by rule

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

sodium-capInside the line: 343mg of salt (sodium) per 100g, against a cap of 400mg.PASS

fat-floorMeets the floor: 25.6g of fat per 100g, against a floor of 18g.PASS

prefer-lower-sodiumLower in salt than most in this aisle: 343mg per 100g earns 52 of 100 on this preference (weight 2).52/100

prefer-calciumNot counted: calcium was not captured, so this preference neither helps nor hurts.NO DATA

RULES V77 (DRAFT) · DATA VERSION 667 · same inputs, same answer, in six months if you like

The label, in our own table

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Nutrition per 100g

Aldi Manhattan Spreadable Regular Cream Cheese

As we read the label, for 12 to 24 months

Energy	1100 kJ
Energy (kcal)	263 kcal
Protein	6.1 g
Fat	25.6 g
Saturated fat	17.9 g
Carbohydrate	2.8 g
Sugar	2.8 g
Salt (sodium)	343 mg
Salt	0.8575 g

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

Allergens

flags are only ever added, never removed

The label we read declares: milk.

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Ingredients, as we read them

Milk, cream (from milk), salt, stabiliser (410), starter culture.

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