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Merkts nutrition facts

USDA's branded food database lists 17 Merkts products from Merkt Cheese Company, Inc. in 3 categories; the most are cheese (15). Of the 16 with a measured place in their category, none have less sugar per 100 g than the category's median and 3 less sodium. Below, the brand's median per 100 g beside each category's median, then each product's place in its category.

Merkts against each category

Category	Products	Sugars, brand / all	Sodium, brand / all	Protein, brand / all
Cheese	15	10.0 g vs 0 g	667 vs 643 mg	16.7 g vs 21.4 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; medians computed by GetFoodFacts over the brand's products in each category with 5 or more of them.

Merkts products and their place in each category

Per 100 g; in brackets, the share of the product's category with less
Product	Category	Calories	Sugars	Sodium
Almond Swiss Cheese Spread	Cheese	333	10.0 g (95%)	767 mg (73%)
Beer Cheese Spread	Cheese	300	10.0 g (95%)	633 mg (40%)
Beer Cheese Spread	Cheese	300	10.0 g (95%)	667 mg (56%)
Beer Cheese Spread, Classic Amber Lager	Cheese	300	10.0 g (95%)	633 mg (40%)
Cheese Spread, Port Wine	Cheese	333	10.0 g (95%)	667 mg (56%)
Cold Pack Cheese Spread	Cheese	333	10.0 g (95%)	667 mg (56%)
Horseradish Cheese Spread	Cheese	333	10.0 g (95%)	667 mg (56%)
Merkts, Sharp Cheddar Cheese Spread	Cheese	333	10.0 g (95%)	667 mg (56%)
Merkts, Wisconsin Cheese, Chipotle Beer Cheese	Cheese	333	10.0 g (95%)	833 mg (77%)
Port Wine Cheese Spread	Cheese	333	10.0 g (95%)	667 mg (56%)
Port Wine Cheese Spread	Cheese	333	10.0 g (95%)	667 mg (56%)
Port Wine Cold Pack Cheese Spread	Cheese	333	10.0 g (95%)	667 mg (56%)
Port Wine Cold Pack Mini Cheese Spread	Cheese	333	10.5 g (96%)	667 mg (56%)
Sharp Cheddar Cheese Spread	Cheese	333	10.5 g (96%)	667 mg (56%)
Sharp Cheddar Cold Pack Cheese Spread	Cheese	333	10.0 g (95%)	n/a
Sharp Cheddar Cheese Spread	Nut and Seed Butters	333	10.0 g (62%)	633 mg (97%)
Horseradish Cheese Spread	Pickles, Olives, Peppers and Relishes	333	10.0 g (77%)	667 mg (44%)

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; the share of each product's category (one product per barcode) with less sugar or sodium per 100 g, computed by GetFoodFacts.

Next questions

Every brand from Merkt Cheese Company, Inc.the company that submits these records, and its other shelf brands
The cheese with the least sugarranked per 100 g across every brand in the aisle
The cheese with the least sodium
The whole cheese aisleevery brand in it, its medians and its leaders
Compare two foods side by sidecalories, sugar, sodium and protein per 100 g and per portion

Sources for this page

USDA FoodData Central: the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation: what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food: the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims: the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label: the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov