I love blue cheese dressing but am usually too busy to make homemade. I sometimes buy Kraft dressing and noticed they have two varieties:
- Roka Blue Cheese
- Chunky Blue Cheese
I decided to try these out head-to-head and see which one is the best.
Kraft Blue Cheese Dressing Ingredients
Roka
Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size: 2 Tbsp (30g)
- Calories: 120
- Fat Calories: 110
- Sodium 250mg
Ingredients
- soybean oil
- water
- vinegar
- blue cheese
- sugar
Contains less than 2% of:
- salt
- modified food starch
- natural flavor
- xanthum gum
- phosphoric acid
- polysorbate 60
- dried garlic
- dried onions
- lactic acid
- artificial color
- beta carotene
- potassium sorbate
- calcium disodium EDTA
Chunky
Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size: 2 Tbsp (30g)
- Calories: 120
- Fat Calories: 110
- Sodium 320mg
Ingredients
- soybean oil
- water
- blue cheese
- vinegar
- sugar
- salt
Contains less than 2% of:
- natural flavor
- xanthum gum
- lactic acid
- polysorbate 60
- propylene glycol alginate
- dried garlic
- dried onions
- artificial color
- beta carotene
- potassium sorbate
- calcium disodium EDTA
Primary Ingredient Differences
- Roka has more vinegar than Chunky.
- Chunky has more salt and lactic acid than Roka.
What is Blue Cheese?
Blue cheese is a type of cheese produced by introducing Penicillium mold into the cheese as it is being made. These are the same molds that produce the antibiotic Penicillin.
The cheese gets it’s name from the blue veins produces by the molds.
Blue cheese has a very sharp flavor.
What Is Roka Blue Cheese?
Roka is a trademarked brand name of cheese dressing first used in 1959 by the National Dairy Products Corporation.
In 1969, National Dairy changed its name to Kraftco Corporation. In 1976 this was changed to Kraft, Inc.
Taste Test
Ok, this is what we have all been wondering about. How do these two varieties compare in taste?
I made two simple salads and put each blue cheese dressing on the salads. Then, I ate both salads and carefully considered the flavor of the dressings.
I had to switch back and forth eating the salads to get a good comparison of the flavors.
Consistency
The Chunky is quite a bit thicker than the Roka.
I had to take the lid off of the Chunky to get it to come out of the bottle. It “plops” out of the bottle.
The Roka pours out smoothly.
Taste
The Roka has a tangier flavor due to the extra vinegar. While tangy, it is not as tangy as vinaigrette dressings.
The Chunky has a milder flavor.
I couldn’t really tell the difference in the amounts of salt.
Conclusion
I think I prefer the Kraft Roka Blue Cheese Dressing the best.
The reason I like blue cheese to start with is because is has a tangy “bite” to it’s flavor.
The Roka seems to deliver a little more of a realistic blue cheese “bite” than the Chunky does.
Roka wins because it has:
- Better flavor
- Less salt
- Is easier to pour out of the bottle
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