Independent UK cheese manufacturer launches new high-protein cheese

With protein-enriched milk all the rage among fitness enthusiasts, an English dairy processor is applying the same idea to cheese.

John Boylan

8 May 2016

Independent UK cheese manufacturer launches new high-protein cheese

Protein-enriched cheese manufactured by Joseph Heler in the UK.

Joseph Heler, a cheesemaker from Nantwich, Cheshire, has launched a new high-protein low-fat cheese on the UK market under the dairy’s new Eatlean brand, according to Dairy Reporter.

The cheese contains 40% more protein than regular full-fat cheddar. More importantly for some consumers, 100g of the cheese contains just 3g of fat, a 90% reduction on regular full-fat cheddar.

The company says Eatlean Protein Cheese is suitable for vegetarians and will also be available in own-label packs in Waitrose, Weightwatchers as well as sports nutrition company MyProtein.

The company intends to launch in Morrisons and Tesco later.

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