Cheese products meeting the Department of Health 2012 salt targets
| Cheese type | 2012 salt target (g/100 g) | Number of products | Meeting target | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Per cent | Mean±SD (g/100 g) | |||
| Cheddar/cheddar style | 1.8 | 250 | 214 | 85.6 | 1.71±0.12 |
| Other processed | 2 | 22 | 12 | 54.5 | 1.93±0.17 |
| Cheese spread | 2.25 | 19 | 19 | 100 | 1.88±0.29 |
| Cheshire | 1.8 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 1.43 na |
| Cottage cheese | 0.63 | 16 | 14 | 87.5 | 0.51±0.03 |
| Cream cheese | 0.75 | 19 | 14 | 73.7 | 0.61±0.07 |
| Double Gloucester | 1.8 | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 1.58±0.14 |
| Red Leicester | 1.80 | 21 | 18 | 85.7 | 1.69±0.11 |
| Blue cheese | 2.10 | 15 | 14 | 93.3 | 2.00±0.02 |
| Wensleydale | 1.80 | 14 | 14 | 100 | 1.13 na |
| Overall | na | 394 | 333 | 84.5 | 1.61±0.38 |
na, not applicable.