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Primula Cheese & Chives Tube

  • Summary

    A bit more sophisticated than simple cheese and onion.! The chives really add an extra dimension to the flavour.

    Tasty Tip - Delicious as a filling for a baked potato, melted into mash or for a quick meal just stir into cooked pasta.

    Stockists - ASDA, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, TescoCoopWaitrose, Spar, Londis, Budgens, Nisa & local independent stores

  • Ingredients

    Cheese (51%), Concentrated Skimmed Milk/Whey, Butter (contains Salt), Emulsifying Salt (Sodium Phosphate), Modified Starch, Chives

    Allergen Information
    Contains milk
    Gluten Free

    Additional Information
    Suitable for pregnant women
    Suitable for Vegetarians
    No added flavours, colours or preservatives

    Good source of Calcium: A 35g serving provides 17.5% of the recommended daily allowance of calcium. 

  • Nutrition

    TYPICAL VALUES

    per 100g

    per 35g

    Energy kJ

    967kJ

    341kJ

        kcal

    233kcal

    82kcal

    Protein

    13.0g

    4.6g

    Carbohydrate

    2.5g

    0.9g

        of which sugars

    1.2g

    0.4g

    Fat

    19.0g

    6.7g

        of which saturates

    10.5g

    3.7g

    Dietary Fibre

    0.5g

    0.2g

    Sodium

    0.9g

    0.3g

    Calcium

    400mg

    140mg


    per 35g serving

    Calories Sugar Fat Saturates Salt Calcium
    82kcal 0.4g 6.7g 3.7g 0.8g 140mg
    4.1% 0.4% 9.6% 18.5% 13.3% 17.5%


    of an adults guideline daily amount

  • How is it made?

    Primula Cheese is made by taking a blend of natural Gouda and Cheddar cheeses, which are melted with water, butter, milk powders and emulsifying salts. The chives are added and then it’s pasteurised (cooked to 100C and held there for 5 minutes). This means that when it’s packed and cooled, it will have a long shelf life for the shops and after it’s been opened, it should keep for up to 14 days in the fridge at home.

    When you look at the Primula Cheese ingredients list, you will see that it’s quite short and there are no E numbers, colours or flavours.

    You’ll also be pleased to see Cheese as the main ingredient, obvious you would think, but check the labels of other brands and see how much cheese they really contain..!

    We then add chives to provide the flavour – nothing artificial here either!

    We don’t add any salt in the recipe and any salty taste comes from the natural Gouda and Cheddar cheeses that we use, along with a small amount of butter and the ‘melting salts’ which help the blocks of cheese to melt and to make a smooth and glossy spread.

    With a high proportion of cheese and other milk proteins, Primula is a good source of calcium and protein which the body can use to build or repair muscles and bones.

    It’s also a good source of energy for active and growing children (and active adults too!).