Chees Roundup
We analyzed 2974 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 72)

Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese
Ingredients: Pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto (color).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Three Cheese Tortellini
Ingredients: DOUGH (GROUND DURUM WHEAT, WATER, EGGS), FILLING (PART SKIM RICOTTA CHEESE (WHEY, CREAM, VINEGAR, CARRAGEENAN), WHEAT FLOUR, ROMANO CHEESE (CULTURED PART SKIM COW'S MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, PARMESAN CHEESE (CULTURED PART SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), CANOLA OIL, SKIM MILK, SALT, PARMESAN CHEESE PASTE (PARMESAN CHEESE (CULTURED PART SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, ENZYMES), NATURAL FLAVOR, SUGAR, CREAM POWDER, SPICES, YEAST, SUNFLOWER OIL).
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Provolone Classic
Ingredients: Pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes (microbial).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese
Ingredients: Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto), Potato Starch, Natamycin.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Frosting cream cheese imp
Ingredients: sugar, palm oil, water, corn syrup, corn starch. contains 2% or less of: salt, monoglycerides, polysorbate 60, sour cream (cream, nonfat milk, cultures), sodium stearoyl lactylate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, natural flavor, citric acid, yellows 5 & 6. freshness preserved by potassium sorbate. contains milk ingredients.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Croissant Egg White, Turkey Sausage & Cheese Sandwiches
Ingredients: CROISSANT: ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (CONTAINS BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN AND FOLIC ACID), WATER, MARGARINE [PALM OIL, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SUGAR, SOY LECITHIN, MONOGLYCERIDES, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CITRIC ACID ADDED AS PRESERVATIVES, NATURAL FLAVOR, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED], HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, OAT FIBER, YEAST, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, LIQUID WHOLE EGGS, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), METHYLCELLULOSE, MALTODEXTRIN, SUGAR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN. FRIED EGG WHITE PATTY: EGG WHITES, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, CARRAGEENAN, NATURAL FLAVORS, SALT, SOY LECITHIN. FULLY COOKED TURKEY SAUSAGE PATTY, CITRIC ACID ADDED TO HELP PROTECT FLAVOR, CARMEL COLOR ADDED: MECHANICALLY SEPARATED TURKEY, TURKEY, WATER, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: SALT, SPICES, DEXTROSE, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, YEAST EXTRACT, FLAVOR, MALTODEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CARAMEL COLOR. PASTEURIZED PROCESS AMERICAN CHEESE: MILK, WATER, CREAM, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF CHEESE CULTURE, CITRIC ACID, COLOR ADDED, ENZYMES, POTASSIUM CITRATE, SALT, SODIUM CITRATE, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), SOY LECITHIN, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing
Ingredients: SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, BLUE CHEESE CHUNKS (WATER, AGED BLUE CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], PALM OIL, SODIUM, CALCIUM CASEINATES, SALT, LACTIC ACID, CELLULOSE GUM, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE [PRESERVATIVE], XANTHAN GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM), SALT 2%, SUGAR, BUTTERMILK, BLUE CHEESE ([PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER), EGG YOLKS, MALTODEXTRIN (CORN), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEY, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR, COLOR, YEAST EXTRACT, SPICE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, PHOSPHORIC ACID, SORBIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Benzoate

Four-Cheese Ravioli & Chicken Marinara
Ingredients: Stuffed cheese & spinach ravioli (whole wheat [ultragrainâ®] and durum wheat flour, water, ricotta cheese [whey, cream, vinegar, carrageenan], ricotta cheese [whey, skim milk, vinegar, xanthan gum, vitamin a palmitate], spinach, whole eggs, asiago cheese [cultured milk, salt, enzymes], parmesan cheese [part skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], corn starch, romano cheese made from cow's milk [cultured milk, salt, enzymes], salt, spice), tomatoes, cooked chicken (chicken breast, water, olive oil, contains 2% or less of: isolated soy protein product [isolated soy protein, modified potato starch, corn starch, carrageenan, soy lecithin], dextrose, potassium chloride, salt, sodium phosphates, flavoring), water, spinach, onions, tomato puree, tomato paste, contains 2% or less of: sugar, parmesan cheese (part skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), modified corn starch, garlic, flavorings, potassium chloride, sea salt, olive oil, citric acid. contains: egg, milk, soy, wheat.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Palmetto Cheese Spread
Ingredients: Sharp cheddar cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, artificial color, potato starch and powdered cellulose, natamycin), cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, locust bean gum), mayonnaise (soybean oil, water whole eggs and egg yolks, vinegar, salt, sugar, lemon juice, natural flavors, calcium disodium edta), pimentos, onions, spices, novagard (maltodextrin, cultured dextrose, sodium diacetate, nisin, sodium chloride, egg white lysozyme), potassium sorbate.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Lowfat Milk Cottage Cheese
Ingredients: Certified organic grade a nonfat milk, organic grade a whole milk, organic grade a cream, celtic sea salt, cultures (mucor miehei protease).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Natural goat cheese
Ingredients: Pasteurized goat milk, salt, cheese cultures, microbial rennet.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic American Singles
Ingredients: cultured pasteurized organic milk, organic nonfat milk, organic milkfat, sodium citrate, salt, organic annatto (color), microbial enzymes (non-animal, rennetless),
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheese & Caramel Mix
Ingredients: Caramel corn [brown sugar, cane sugar, popcorn, salted butter (pasteurized sweet cream, salt), brown rice syrup, sunflower and/or safflower oil, sea salt, soy lecithin, baking soda]. cheese corn [popcorn, sunflower and/or safflower oil, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), salt, cream, sodium phosphate, annatto (color), lactic acid].
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Apple Smoked, Cheddar Cheese, Apple Smoked
Ingredients: Pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Fiesta Blend
Ingredients: Monterey jack, cheddar, queso quesadilla and asadero cheeses (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto color [in cheddar cheese]), potato starch and powdered cellulose added to prevent caking natamycin ( a natural mold inhibitor).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Palak Paneer Spinach & Paneer Cheese with Spices and Chili
Ingredients: Spinach, paneer (milk, part skim milk, vinegar, salt), onions, tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, salt, citric acid), canola oil, broccoli, cream, water, spices, tomato puree (water, tomato paste), nonfat milk powder, garlic, salt, peppers, chickpea flour, sugar, turmeric, ghee (clarified butter [milk]), fenugreek leaves.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Triple Cheddar Finely Shredded Vermont Cheddar, Sharp Cheddar and Mild Cheddar Cheese
Ingredients: Cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto color), potato starch and powdered cellulose added to prevent caking, natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Vermont Sharp Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Ingredients: Pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto (for color). potato starch, corn starch, calcium sulfate (added to prevent caking), natamycin (natural mold inhibitor).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Collezione Cheese & Spinach Tortellini
Ingredients: Semolina (wheat), durum wheat flour, ricotta cheese (cultured whey, cream), eggs, bread crumbs (wheat flour, yeast, salt), sunflower oil, emmentaler cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), natural flavor, oat fiber, spinach, cheese powder (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), whey protein concentrate, potato flakes, salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Chimichanga Beef & Cheese Carne Queso
Ingredients: Filling: beef steak, water, green chile peppers (green chiles, citric acid), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto), onions, contains less than 2% of: monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), tomato paste, green bell peppers, crushed red pepper, long grain enriched parboiled rice (parboiled rice enriched with niacin, iron, thiamine, folic acid), bleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), beef flavor (beef stock powder, salt, sugar, natural flavor, thiamin hydrochloride), flavorings, modified food starch, soybean oil, caramel color, salt. tortilla: bleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, soybean oil, corn flour, salt, dough conditioner (whey, l-cysteine hydrochloride), guar gum, sodium stearoyl lactylate, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, corn starch, sodium aluminum sulfate, calcium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate). prefried in vegetable oil.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Triple cheddar shredded cheese
Ingredients: Sharp cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes, annatto [color]), medium white cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), medium cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes, annatto [color]), potato starch (added to prevent caking), natamycin (natural mold inhibitor).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

SPICY MEXICAN BLEND FARMSTYLE SHREDS
Ingredients: Pepper Jack Cheese Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Jalapeno Peppers, Salt, Enzymes, Medium Cheddar Cheese Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto Color, Potato Starch Added To Prevent Caking, Natamycin Natural Mold Inhibitor.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cottage cheese
Ingredients: Cultured skim milk, milk, nonfat milk, salt, locust bean gum, carrageenan, carbon dioxide (to preserve freshness), vitamin a palmitate, enzymes.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

6 Italian Cheese
Ingredients: LOW MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), SMOKED PROVOLONE CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR), ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), FONTINA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), FRESH ASIAGO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), PARMESAN CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), POTATO STARCH AND POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING), NATAMYCIN (A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
