Ingredient

Contains Less Than 2% Cheese Culture

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Allergen

Role in food

Manufacturers add cheese culture to foods to impart a cheesy flavor or to act …

What is Contains Less Than 2% Cheese Culture?

Cheese culture is a starter culture, typically containing bacteria, used in cheesemaking. These microorganisms help to develop the characteristic flavor, texture, and aroma of cheese. They are added to milk during the cheesemaking process to initiate fermentation.

Is Contains Less Than 2% Cheese Culture a major allergen?

Cheese culture itself is not one of the 9 FDA major allergens.

What is Contains Less Than 2% Cheese Culture used for?

Manufacturers add cheese culture to foods to impart a cheesy flavor or to act as a processing aid in the production of cheese-based ingredients.

Is Contains Less Than 2% Cheese Culture safe?

In the US, cheese culture is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the FDA when used as intended.

Why it's used

Manufacturers add cheese culture to foods to impart a cheesy flavor or to act as a processing aid in the production of cheese-based ingredients. It is commonly found in frozen dinners, pasta dishes, sauces, and snack foods where a cheese flavor is desired.

Health notes

In the US, cheese culture is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the FDA when used as intended. It is a natural component of many fermented dairy products and is not associated with adverse health effects at typical consumption levels. International bodies like JECFA and EFSA have evaluated starter cultures, and they are considered safe for use in food.

Allergen info

Cheese culture itself is not one of the 9 FDA major allergens. However, cheese, from which cheese culture is derived, is a dairy product and therefore contains milk, which is a major allergen.

Foods that contain Contains Less Than 2% Cheese Culture

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Bellisio Foods Inc Fettuccine Alfredo With Chicken & Broccoli Pasta In A Creamy Sauce With White Chicken & Broccoli, Fettuccine Alfredo With Chicken & Broccoli Frozen Dinners & Entrees High in sodium — 28% DV per serving 101kcal 4.4Protein 3.5Fat 13.7Carbs

Bellisio Foods Inc Shrimp With Pasta & Vegetables In A Creamy Alfredo Sauce, Shrimp Frozen Dinners & Entrees High in sodium — 22% DV per serving 106kcal 4.4Protein 2.6Fat 16.7Carbs

Bellisio Foods Inc Spicy Chicken Alfredo Pasta With A Spicy Alfredo Sauce & White Chicken, Spicy Chicken Alfredo Frozen Dinners & Entrees High in sodium — 35% DV per serving High in saturated fat — 25% DV per serving 123kcal 5.7Protein 4.8Fat 14.5Carbs

Bellisio Foods Inc Creamy Rigatoni With Broccoli & Chicken Creamy Sauce & Pasta With Broccoli & White Chicken, Creamy Rigatoni With Broccoli & Chicken Frozen Dinners & Entrees High in sodium — 27% DV per serving High in saturated fat — 20% DV per serving 123kcal 5.3Protein 4.4Fat 15.9Carbs

Bellisio Foods Inc Fettuccine Alfredo Frozen Dinners & Entrees High in sodium — 26% DV per serving 103kcal 3.3Protein 3.3Fat 15.0Carbs

Bellisio Foods Inc Fettuccine Alfredo With Chicken & Broccoli Pasta In A Creamy Sauce With White Chicken & Broccoli, Fettuccine Alfredo With Chicken & Broccoli Frozen Dinners & Entrees High in sodium — 33% DV per serving High in saturated fat — 25% DV per serving 110kcal 5.3Protein 4.8Fat 11.9Carbs

Bellisio Foods Inc Four-Cheese Chicken & Rice White Chicken With Rice & Vegetables In A Creamy, Four-Cheese Sauce, Four-Cheese Chicken & Rice Frozen Dinners & Entrees High in sodium — 69% DV per serving High in saturated fat — 50% DV per serving High in cholesterol — 22% DV per serving 149kcal 5.7Protein 5.7Fat 19.2Carbs

Bellisio Foods Inc Penne With White Chicken In A Creamy Sauce, White Chicken In A Creamy Sauce Frozen Dinners & Entrees High in sodium — 20% DV per serving 125kcal 4.9Protein 3.8Fat 18.5Carbs

Bellisio Foods Inc Fettuccine Alfredo With Chicken & Broccoli Pasta In A Creamy Sauce With White Chicken & Broccoli, Fettuccine Alfredo With Chicken & Broccoli Frozen Dinners & Entrees High in sodium — 25% DV per serving 106kcal 4.5Protein 3.5Fat 13.6Carbs

Bellisio Foods Inc Pasta With White Chicken, Peas & Carrots, White Chicken, Peas & Carrots Frozen Dinners & Entrees High in sodium — 24% DV per serving 120kcal 4.9Protein 4.3Fat 14.7Carbs

Bellisio Foods Inc Rigatoni Alfredo With Chicken & Broccoli In A Six-Cheese Alfredo Sauce With White Chicken & Broccoli, Rigatoni Alfredo With Chicken & Broccoli Frozen Dinners & Entrees High in sodium — 49% DV per serving High in saturated fat — 40% DV per serving 125kcal 6.0Protein 4.3Fat 15.7Carbs

Bellisio Foods Inc Fettuccine Alfredo Frozen Dinners & Entrees High in sodium — 34% DV per serving High in saturated fat — 30% DV per serving 116kcal 4.2Protein 4.6Fat 13.7Carbs

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Last updated: September 28, 2026

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