Chees Roundup
We analyzed 2974 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 82)

Cream Cheese
Ingredients: Organic pasteurized cream, lactase enzyme, sea salt, live active cultures.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Whole Milk Fresh Cheese
Ingredients: Pasteurized grade a milk, salt, and enzymes.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Grated Pecorino Romano Cheese
Ingredients: Made from 100% pasteurized sheep's milk, cultures, rennet, salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing
Ingredients: SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, BLUE CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SALT, SUGAR, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: CELLULOSE GEL AND CELLULOSE GUM, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, NATURAL FLAVOR, SODIUM AND CALCIUM CASEINATES, LACTIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA AS PRESERVATIVES, GARLIC*, POLYSORBATE 60, ONION*, PROPYLENE GLYCOL ALGINATE, YEAST EXTRACT, SPICE, BETA CAROTENE, SUNFLOWER OIL.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

VEGAN IS BELIEVIN' PLANT-BASED WHITE CHEDDAR WITH SPIRALS
Ingredients: noodles, _wheat_ flour, dextrin, protein, wheat protein, nutrients extracted from broccoli, spinach, kale, pumpkin, sweet potato, sunflower seed, cranberry, chlorella, maltake mushroom, shiitake mushroom, vegan white cheddar, cheddar, cashew milk, cashews, chicory root fiber, natural flavor, nutritional yeast, tapioca maltodextrin, salt, tapioca flour, pea protein, lactic acid, dried apple cider vinegar, garlic
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Vegan pizza mozzarella
Ingredients: MIYOKO'S ORGANIC CASHEW MILK (FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC CASHEWS), ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC TAPIOCA STARCH, SEA SALT, MUSHROOM EXTRACT, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, ORGANIC KONJAC CULTURES. CONTAINS _CASHEWS_
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Spinach and cheese ravioli
Ingredients: Organic filling (organic ricotta cheese [organic milk, organic vinegar, salt], organic spinach, organic low-moisture mozzarella cheese [pasteurized organic milk, cheese cultures, sea salt, enzymes], organic parmesan cheese [pasteurized organic milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], organic sunflower oil, organic sweet whey, organic bread crumbs [organic wheat flour, water, salt], organic heavy cream, organic roasted onions, cellulose & organic psyllium fiber, 2% or less of salt, natural flavors, organic corn starch and organic psyllium fiber, organic dehydrated potatoes, organic garlic, organic spices).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

macaroni & cheese sauce mix
Ingredients: ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT WHEAT FLOUR, GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE (IRON), THIAMIN MONONITRATE VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN MIAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID), CHEESE SAUCE MIX (WHEY, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, MILK, MILKFAI, PALM OIL, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRAIE, MALI ODEXTRIN, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF CALCIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM TRIPHOSPHATE, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, DRIED BUTTERMILK, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, NONFAT DRY MILK, GUAR GUM, CHEESE CULTURE, WITH PAPRIKA, TURMERIC, AND ANNATTO ADDED FOR COLOR, SILICON DIOXIDE, ENZYMES, NATURAL FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, ACETYLATED MONOGLYCERIDES, SALT, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Just Like Smoked Provolone Slices
Ingredients: Filtered water, coconut oil, modified potato starch, modified corn starch, potato starch, salt (sea salt), smoke flavor, olive extract, beta carotene, vitamin b12.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheddar Elbows
Ingredients: Chickpeas, Pea Starch, Tapioca, Xanthan Gum, Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Nonfat Milk, Buttermilk, Butter (Cream, Salt), Salt, Lactic Acid, Disodium Phosphate, Annatto and Paprika Extract (color)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Classic Five Cheese Rigatoni
Ingredients: Blanched rigatoni (water, semolina, wheat gluten), water, tomatoes, tomato paste, part-skim mozzarella cheese and modified cornstarch (part-skim mozzarella cheese [pasteurized milk, salt, cultures, enzymes], modified cornstarch, nonfat milk, flavors), onions, 2% or less of monterey jack cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), parmesan and asiago cheese blend with flavor (parmesan & asiago cheeses [cultured milk, salt, enzymes], enzyme modified parmesan cheese [cultured milk, water, salt, enzymes], whey, salt), soybean oil, spices, parmesan cheese paste (granular and parmesan cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], water, salt, lactic acid, citric acid), sugar, modified food starch, romano cheese with flavor (romano cheese [cultured cow's milk, salt, enzymes], enzyme modified romano cheese [romano cheese {cultured cow's milk, water, salt, enzymes}, salt]), garlic puree, cultured whey (cultured whey, maltodextrin), salt, molasses, extra virgin olive oil, xanthan gum, citric acid.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheddar style shreds
Ingredients: filtered water, tapioca starch, coconut oil, non-gmo expeller pressed: canola and/or safflower oil, vegan natural flavors, potato protein isolate, sea salt, tricalcium phosphate, lactic acid (vegan), whole algal flour, yeast extract, konjac gum, xanthan gum, annatto (color), turmeric (color), inactive yeast, potassium chloride,😘
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Lowfat Cottage Cheese
Ingredients: cultured organic nonfat milk, organic milk, organic cream, stabilizer (sea salt, locust bean gum, agar), vitamin a palmitate, carbon dioxide
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

PROVOLONE
Ingredients: Organic cultured pasteurized part skim milk, salt, vegetarian enzymes.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Queso Fresco Fresh Crumbling Cheese
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Annie's 25% Less Sodium Mac & Cheese Made with Organic Pasta
Ingredients: Organic pasta (organic wheat flour), dried cheddar cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, non-animal enzymes), whey, nonfat milk, butter, salt, cultured whole milk, sodium phosphate, annatto extract (for color), silicon dioxide (for anticaking).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Original cheese
Ingredients: skim milk, milk, canola oil, milk protein concentrate, sodium phosphate, contains less than 2% of modified food starch, maltodextrin, = daily value whey, salt, calcium phosphate, lactic acid, sorbic acid as a preservative, whey protein concentrate, milkfat, sodium alginate, sodium citrate, enzymes, apocarotenal and annatto (color), cheese culture, ou how a nutrient erving of contributes to vitamin a palmitate. y diet. calories a day kraft heinz foods company ed for general chicago, il 60601 on advice. contains: milk. velveeta contains 4g of fat per serving
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Parmesan Style Shredded Cheese Alternative
Ingredients: Filtered water, organic palm fruit oil†*, modified potato starch, canola oil, natural flavors (plant sources [contains autolyzed yeast]), organic vegetable glycerin*, less than 2% of: sea salt, calcium phosphate, bamboo fiber, sodium phosphate, carrageenan, lactic acid [vegetable source], calcium lactate [vegetable source], nutritional yeast, organic chickpea miso* (organic handmade rice koji, organic whole chickpeas, sea salt, water, koji spores), sunflower lecithin, citric acid, annatto.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Medium Salsa Con Queso
Ingredients: WATER, SKIM MILK, MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), VEGETABLE OIL (CORN OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, CANOLA OIL), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, DICED TOMATOES IN TOMATO JUICE, JALAPEÑO PEPPERS, CHILE PEPPERS RED BELL PEPPERS, MALTODEXTRIN (MADE FROM CORN), SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, DATEM, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SPICE, AND ARTIFICIAL COLOR (YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6).
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

CHEDDAR SLICES
Ingredients: filtered water, tapioca starch, palm fruit oil, non-gmo expeller pressed: canola oil and/or safflower oil, coconut oil, pea protein isolate, vegan natural flavors, vegetable glycerin, sea salt, yeast extract, xanthan gum, lactic acid (vegan), annatto (color), carrageenan, titanium dioxide (a naturally occurring mineral), vegan enzyme,
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Titanium Dioxide

Cottage Cheese Small Curd 4% Milkfat Minimum
Ingredients: Skim milk, cream, lactose, salt, maltodextrin, citric acid (preservative), guar gum, mono - and diglycerides, xanthan gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan, potassium sorbate and carbon dioxide (to maintain freshness), cheese cultures.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Extra Sharp White Cheddar
Ingredients: CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing + Dip
Ingredients: Soybean oil, cultured nonfat buttermilk, blue cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, natamycin [mold inhibitor]), sour cream (cultured nonfat milk, cream), egg yolks, distilled vinegar, contains less than 2% of spice, garlic*, salt, mustard bran, xanthan gum.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Cultured Cream Cheese
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED ORGANIC CREAM, ORGANIC NONFAT DRY MILK, L. ACIDOPHILUS, B. BIFIDUM AND 4 STRAINS OF LACTIC CULTURES, SALT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pringles Cheddar Cheese
Ingredients: dried potatoes, vegetable oil (corn, cottonseed, high oleic soybean, and/or sunflower oil), degerminated yellow corn flour, cornstarch, rice flour, maltodextrin, mono - and diglycerides,contains 2% or less of whey, salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, natural flavors, onion powder, nonfat milk, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), blue cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), buttermilk, lactic acid, butter (cream, salt), paprika extract color, citric acid, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, turmeric extract color, coconut oil, autolyzed yeast extract, yeast extract, wheat starch,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Munchies Cheese Fix
Ingredients: doritosâ® brand nacho cheese flavored tortilla chips corn, vegetable oil (sunflower, canola and/or corn oil), maltodextrin (made from corn), salt, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey, monosodium glutamate, buttermilk, romano cheese (part-skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), whey protein concentrate, onion powder, corn flour, natural and artificial flavor, dextrose, tomato powder, lactose, spices, artificial color (including yellow 6, yellow 5, and red 40), lactic acid, citric acid, sugar, garlic powder, skim milk, red and green bell pepper powder, disodium inosinate, and disodium guanylate, contains milk ingredients, cheetosâ® brand crunchy cheese flavored snacks enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, and folic acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower oil), cheese seasoning (whey, cheddar cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], canola oil, maltodextrin [made from corn], salt, whey protein concentrate, monosodium glutamate, natural and artificial flavors, lactic acid, citric acid, artificial color [yellow 6]), and salt, contains milk ingredients, sunchipsâ® brand harvest cheddarâ® flavored multigrain snacks whole corn, sunflower and/or canola oil, whole wheat, brown rice flour, whole oat flour, sugar, maltodextrin (made from corn), salt, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), natural flavors, whey, whey protein concentrate, onion powder, romano cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), buttermilk, yeast extract, citric acid, paprika extracts, lactic acid, garlic powder, parmesan cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), and skim milk, contains wheat and milk ingredients, rold goldâ® brand tiny twists pretzels enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), corn oil, corn syrup, salt, ammonium bicarbonate, malt extract, and yeast, contains a wheat ingredient,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Baked snack cheese crackers
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin b2 [riboflavin], folic acid), vegetable oil (soybean and palm oil with tbhq for freshness), cheese made with skim milk (skim milk, whey protein, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto extract color). contains 2% or less of salt, paprika, whey, buttermilk, cheddar and monterey jack cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), tomato powder, garlic powder, yeast, monosodium glutamate, natural and artificial flavors, onion powder, corn syrup solids, paprika extract color, autolyzed yeast extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, malic acid, sugar, spice extract, annatto extract color, yellow 5, yellow 6, soy lecithin.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
