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Sargento Balanced Breaks Sharp Cheddar/Cashews/Raisins
Dairy
📊 NOVA 4🌾 Gluten-Free

Sargento Balanced Breaks Sharp Cheddar/Cashews/Raisins

SARGENTO
4.50 oz
Available at Foodtown
180
Calories
7g
Protein
8g
Sugars
190mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
40
Ingredients

What You Should Know

SARGENTO Balanced Breaks Sharp Cheddar/Cashews/Raisins is presented as a single-serve, portion-controlled snack kit that you’ll most often find in the refrigerated grab-and-go cheese and deli aisle or in chilled snack coolers near other packaged cheeses, lunch kits and charcuterie-style trays. It reads like a grown-up convenience item: a wedge of sharp white cheddar paired with a sea‑salted roasted cashew and golden/regular raisin medley in a compartmentalized plastic tray with a peel-back lid. Occasions for purchase are quick office breaks, packed school lunches, commuter snacks or a tidy addition to a picnic or road trip — anywhere someone wants an assembled salty-sweet bite without prep. Sargento positions this under a family-owned, heritage brand umbrella, marketed to health- and convenience-minded adults who want an elevated, portioned snack; branding leans on “balanced,” “natural” cheese cues and simple ingredient language rather than gourmet luxury. The label highlights natural cheese and sea salt and uses on-pack language about balance and simple pairings; there is no organic certification and no heavy kid-directed cartooning, so it skews adult and practical. In processing context, it’s a ready-to-eat packaged snack combining minimally processed components with some preservatives and oil blends for shelf and texture stability. Sensory notes: a tangy, slightly crumbly sharp white cheddar contrasts with buttery, crunchy cashews and chewy, sun‑sweet golden raisins; the ritual is a quick peel, portioned bites, perhaps with tea or a short playlist for a mindful pause. Overall it occupies the intersection of convenience, perceived wholesomeness and snack indulgence in American grocery culture.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1
Servings per Container: 3
Calories180
% Daily Value*
Total Fat12g15%
Saturated Fat5g25%
Cholesterol20mg7%
Sodium190mg8%
Total Carbohydrate12g4%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars8g
Protein7g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Cheddar, Cheese, [Pasteurized, Milk,, Cheese, Culture,, Salt,, Enzymes,, Natamycin, (A, Natural, Mold, Inhibitor)],, Dried, Fruit, and, Nut, Blend, [Cashews,, Golden, Raisins,, Raisins,, Contains, less, than, 2%, of, Sea, Salt,, Sulfur, Dioxide, (As, Preservative),, Vegetable, Oil, (Cottonseed,, Peanut,, Soybean, and/or, Sunflower)]..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Cottonseed - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soybean - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Sunflower - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Sulfur Dioxide - Synthetic preservative
No Seed OilNo Preservative

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Although it contains whole ingredients (cheese, nuts, raisins), this ready-to-eat, packaged snack kit includes preservatives (sulfur dioxide, natamycin) and blended vegetable oils and is industrially assembled, consistent with an ultra-processed (NOVA 4) classification.

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Common Questions about Sargento Balanced Breaks Sharp Cheddar/Cashews/Raisins

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit subjective, right? For a snack, it offers a nice balance of protein and healthy fats from the cheese and nuts, plus a bit of natural sweetness from the raisins. It's not a superfood, but if you're looking for a quick and satisfying bite, it's definitely a step up from a candy bar!

Perfect For

back-to-school
road-trip
movie-night

Vibe:

convenientwholesomeindulgent
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