Category Analysis ID: 6000

Dairy

Detailed breakdown of health metrics and processing levels for 319 food items in this category.

Food Compass 2.0

A holistic nutrient profiling system (0-100) that assesses food healthfulness across 9 domains. Higher is better.

Food Compass 2.0

44.6AVG

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Score Interpretation

0-30 Limit consumption19.1%

31-70 Moderate consumption73.7%

71-100 Recommended consumption7.2%

Health Star Rating

Australian/NZ system rating the overall nutritional profile of packaged foods from 0.5 to 5 stars.

Health Star Rating

3.7AVG

012345

Rating Guide

3.5-5.0 Healthier choice, prioritize when comparing products75.5%

2.5-3.0 Moderate choice, acceptable for some categories10.7%

0.5-2.0 Consume occasionally, high in saturated fat, sodium or sugar 13.8%

NOVA Group

Categorizes foods by the extent and purpose of industrial processing (1-4). Lower groups are minimally processed.

NOVA Group

2.9 AVG

Group Definitions

Group 1 Unprocessed or minimally processed foods16.9%

Group 2 Processed culinary ingredients17.5%

Group 3 Processed foods26.7%

Group 4Ultra-processed foods38.9%

Nutri-Score

European 5-color label system from A (best nutritional quality) to E (poorest nutritional quality).

Nutri Score

Grade Definitions

A Highest quality, recommended daily choice6.3%

B Good quality, recommended25.1%

C Moderate quality, consume moderately21.0%

D Lower quality, limit intake21.0%

E Lowest quality, consume sparingly26.7%

Food Items 319

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Dairy

Food Compass 2.0

Score Interpretation

Health Star Rating

Rating Guide

NOVA Group

Group Definitions

Nutri-Score

Grade Definitions

Food Items 319

Milk, low sodium, whole

Milk, cow's, fluid, filled with vegetable oil, lowfat

Buttermilk, dry, reconstituted

Milk, evaporated, skim, NS as to dilution

Chocolate milk, made from dry mix with fat free milk

Cocoa with nonfat dry milk and low calorie sweetener, mixture, water added

Strawberry milk, NFS

Milk, evaporated, fat free (skim)

Soy milk

Cocoa, whey, and low calorie sweetener, mixture, fortified, water added

Cheese, Swiss, reduced fat

Milk, whole

Milk, calcium fortified, whole

Milk, lactose free, whole

Yogurt, Greek, nonfat milk, fruit

Hot chocolate / Cocoa, made with no sugar added dry mix and water

Milk, dry, reconstituted, whole

Milk, evaporated, reduced fat (2%)

Chocolate milk, made from dry mix with fat free milk (Nesquik)

Milk, dry, not reconstituted, whole

Yogurt, nonfat milk, flavors other than fruit

Milk, malted, natural flavor, made with milk

Cheese, Parmesan, low sodium

Cheese, Cheddar, reduced sodium

Cheese ball

Goat's milk, whole

Non-dairy milk, NFS

Chocolate milk, made from dry mix with reduced fat milk (Nesquik)

Strawberry milk, reduced sugar

Buttermilk, reduced fat (2%)

Milk, malted

Cheese, cottage, NFS

Cheese, cottage, low fat

Cheese, cottage, lowfat, lactose reduced

Milk, cow's, fluid, filled with vegetable oil, NS as to percent fat

Milk, cow's, fluid, filled with vegetable oil, whole