Casserole dish of cheesy pasta topped with herbs beside a wooden spoon and loose macaroni pasta.

Cheese Buds® 32X Cheddar


The More Cheddar the Better

Deliver better flavor and functionality with Cheese Buds® 32X Cheddar. Butter Buds is thrilled to be expanding the 32X family by introducing this groundbreaking new ingredient solution. 

Cheese Buds 32X Cheddar offers food and beverage formulators the same great flavor potency and versatility as Butter Buds 32X, now with a rich cheddar flavor profile. More than just a flavor enhancer, Cheese Buds 32X Cheddar promises to be an absolute game-changer for snacks, entrees, sauces, seasonings, and more.



Orange, creamy soup topped with croutons and herbs.

Favor the Flavor & Flexibility

Cheese Buds 32X Cheddar are concentrated cheese flavor enhancers, made with real cheese to deliver a well-rounded cheddar flavor profile at a much lower and more forgiving usage rate than standard cheese powders. Formulators will find it offers unprecedented flexibility and the low usage rate helps reduce commodity costs to make Cheese Buds 32X Cheddar uniquely cost effective.

Application Sensation

Bolder flavors are the top determinant of what product consumers choose in the natural cow’s cheese snack category. This places it over health claims like products being free of additives or preservatives.

Cheese Buds 32X Cheddar can be used in a wide variety of applications including snacks, entrees and meal kits, sauces, seasonings, and more to provide the bold taste consumers want with simpler product labels.

When utilizing Cheese Buds 32X Cheddar, the applications group at Butter Buds has reported usage reductions of up to 40% in standard dry cheese powders and sauces. Proven to work well in products that use liquid dispersion as well as dry blends, our concentrated dairy experts continue to work with our customers to identify new and better ways to use Cheese Buds 32X Cheddar.

Sources: Mintel, Cheese Including Impact of COVID-19, 2020; Mintel, Cheese, 2019.


Black casserole dish of a meat and cheese-filled pasta dish topped with herbs.

Application Sensation

Bolder flavors are the top determinant of what product consumers choose in the natural cow’s cheese snack category. This places it over health claims like products being free of additives or preservatives.

Cheese Buds 32X Cheddar can be used in a wide variety of applications including snacks, entrees and meal kits, sauces, seasonings, and more to provide the bold taste consumers want with simpler product labels.

When utilizing Cheese Buds 32X Cheddar, the applications group at Butter Buds has reported usage reductions of up to 40% in standard dry cheese powders and sauces. Proven to work well in products that use liquid dispersion as well as dry blends, our concentrated dairy experts continue to work with our customers to identify new and better ways to use Cheese Buds 32X Cheddar.

Sources: Mintel, Cheese Including Impact of COVID-19, 2020; Mintel, Cheese, 2019.


Product Listing

Product Name Description Usage Rate Soluble

Cheese Buds 32X Cheddar

 Mild cheddar cheese middle notes with savory butter base notes. 0.50%-2.00% Water Soluble
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Did You Say, “SAMPLES”?

Put Cheese Buds 32X Cheddar to the test and see how it can help you deliver bigger, bolder, authentic cheddar flavor.

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Did You Say, “SAMPLES”?

Put Cheese Buds 32X Cheddar to the test and see how it can help you deliver bigger, bolder, authentic cheddar flavor.

Order Now >