Primula Cheese Light Tube

  • Summary

    Our latest addition to the range offers a delicious cheese flavour with 40% less fat than the original cheese spread tube.

    Tasty Tip - Why not spread Primula Light instead of butter or margarine for a reduced fat treat?

    Weight Watchers members can enjoy 30g for 1 POINTS value.

    Slimming World members can enjoy 75g as a Healthy Extra on a Green, Red or Extra Easy day.

    Stockists - Morrisons, Sainsburys, Tesco, Nisa

  • Ingredients

    Cheese (50%), Concentrated Skimmed Milk/Whey, Emulsifying Salt (Potassium Triphosphate, Sodium Polyphosphate, Sodium Phosphate), Modified Starch, Butter (contains salt)

    Allergen Information
    Contains milk. Gluten Free.

    Additional Information
    Pasteurised product suitable for mums to be
    Suitable for Vegetarians
    Contains no artificial flavours, colours or preservatives

    Good source of Calcium: A 25g squeeze provides 12.5% of the recommended daily allowance of calcium, essential for healthy bones and teeth.

  • Nutrition

    TYPICAL VALUES

    per 100g

    per 25g Squeeze
    Energy kJ 620kJ 155kJ
        kcal 149kcal 37kcal
    Protein 15.2g 3.8g
    Carbohydrate 3.0g 0.8g
        of which sugars 3.0g 0.8g
    Fat 8.9g 2.2g
        of which saturates 5.9g 1.5g
    Dietary Fibre 3.6g 0.9g
    Sodium 0.65g 0.16g
    Calcium 400mg 100mg


    GDA per 25g serving

    Calories Sugar Fat Saturates Salt Calcium
    37kcal 0.8g 2.2g 1.5g 0.4g 100mg
    1.9% 0.9% 3.1% 7.5% 6.7% 12.5%


    of an adults guideline daily amount

  • How is it made?

    Primula Cheese is made by taking a blend of reduced fat natural cheeses, which are melted with water, butter, milk powders and emulsifying salts. 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 Light 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 don’t add any salt in the recipe and any salty taste comes from the natural cheese 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!).