Chees Roundup
We analyzed 2974 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 84)

Whipped Cream Cheese Spread
Ingredients: pasteurized milk and cream, whey protein concentrate, food starch-modified, salt, cheese culture, guar gum, lactic acid, carob bean gum, xanthan gum, natamycin
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Lowfat Cottage Cheese Small Curd 2% Milkfat
Ingredients: CULTURED PASTEURIZED SKIM MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE WHEY, CREAM, SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CARBON DIOXIDE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN LOCUST BEAN GUM, PHOSPHORIC ACID, VITAMIN A PALMITATE AND ENZYMES CONTAINS: MILK
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Phosphoric Acid

Thin And Crispy Pizza
Ingredients: Multigrain crust (wheat flour, water, vegetable oil [canola oil, pure olive oil], flaxseed, yeast, sugar, salt, whole oat flour), low-moisture mozzarella cheese (pasteurized whole milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), sauce (tomato puree [water, tomato paste], extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, spices, garlic*, onion*), cheddar cheese (pasteurized whole milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), asiago cheese (pasteurized whole milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), parmesan cheese (pasteurized whole milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Baby Swiss Cheese
Ingredients: Organic cultured pasteurized milk, salt, vegetarian enzymes, calcium chloride.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cottage Cheese Small Curd 1% Milkfat
Ingredients: Cultured nonfat milk, milk, nonfat milk, contains less than 2% of: whey, salt, maltodextrin, guar gum, citric acid, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides, locust bean gum, potassium sorbate and caron dioxide (to preserve freshness), natural and artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate, enzyme.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Mono- and Diglycerides

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

Mozzarella Cheese
Ingredients: CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (VEGETABLE COLOR)], MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (PASTEURIZED 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

Greek strawberry cheesecake
Ingredients: Cultured grade a non fat milk, water, strawberry puree, fructose, contains less than 1% of modified food starch, natural and artificial flavors, black carrot juice (for color), sucralose, citric acid, potassium sorbate (to maintain freshness), acesulfame potassium, sodium citrate, active yogurt cultures l. bulgaricus & s. thermophilus.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Reduced Fat Cream Cheese
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, GUAR GUM, CAROB BEAN GUM, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE*, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, CHEESE CULTURE
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Oven-Baked Cheese Bites
Ingredients: semi aged cheese, milk, salt, vegetable rennet, Grana Padano cheese, milk, salt, egg lysozyme, animal rennet
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cream Cheese Non-Dairy Alternative
Ingredients: Oatmilk (water, oats), palm oil, potato starch, potato protein, sea salt, pectin, natural flavor, tricalcium citrate, dextrose
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sharp Cheddar Sliced Cheddar Cheese
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (VEGETABLE COLOR), NATAMYCIN (A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original pasteurized cheese loaf
Ingredients: skim milk, milk, milk protein concentrate, canola oil, whey, sodium phosphate, whey protein concentrate, contains less than 2% of modified food starch, maltodextrin, salt, calcium phosphate, lactic acid, sorbic acid as a preservative, milkfat, sodium alginate, sodium citrate, enzymes, cheese culture, apocarotenal and annatto (color),
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Low-Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Shredded Cheese
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SLAT, ENZYMES, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, POTATO STARCH, CORN STARCH, DEXTROSE AND CALCIUM SULFATE (ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING), NATAMYCIN ( A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Cream cheese
Ingredients: Pasteurized milk and cream, whey protein concentrate, jalapeno peppers, salt, vinegar, jalapeno peppers*, garlic juice, onions*, carob bean gum, guar gum, sugar, yeast extract, sorbic acid (as a preservative), xanthan gum, green bell peppers*, spices (contains celery), garlic*, tomato*, natural flavor, vitamin a palmitate, cheese culture.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sliced Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURES, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES, ANNATTO.CONTAINS: MILK
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

ALFREDO BROCCOLI Fettuccine & Broccoli in a Parmesan & Romano Cheese Flavored Sauce
Ingredients: ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT [SEMOLINA AND DURUM FLOUR (WHEAT), NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE (IRON), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], PARMESAN AND ROMANO CHEESES (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, CORN STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, BROCCOLI*, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CREAM, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), NATURAL FLAVOR (SOY), SODIUM CITRATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, ONION POWDER, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, SUGAR, SODIUM CASEINATE, LACTIC ACID, POTATO STARCH, ANNATTO EXTRACT (FOR COLOR).
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Baked crunchy cheese flavored
Ingredients: enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), whey, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), maltodextrin (made from corn), natural and artificial flavors, salt, whey protein concentrate, monosodium glutamate, lactic acid, citric acid, and artificial color (yellow 6), contains milk ingredients,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Chao Creamery Original Slices
Ingredients: FILTERED WATER, COCONUT OIL, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, POTATO STARCH, FERMENTED TOFU (SOYBEANS, WATER, SALT, SESAME OIL), SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, OLIVE EXTRACT (ANTIOXIDANT USED AS A PRESERVATIVE), BETA CAROTENE (COLOR)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Reduced Fat Cream Cheese
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, GUAR GUM, CAROB BEAN GUM, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE*, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, CHEESE CULTURE
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Ricotta Cheese
Ingredients: Whey, milk, vinegar, xanthan gum, locust bean gum, guar gum (stabilizers).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Easy Cheese Cheddar
Ingredients: WHEY, CANOLA OIL, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYMES), MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID, MILKFAT, SODIUM ALGINATE, SORBIC ACID (AS A PRESERVATIVE), SODIUM CASEINATE, ACETIC ACID, COLOR (ANNATTO EXTRACT, APOCAROTENAL), ENZYMES, CHEESE CULTURE.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original String
Ingredients: Low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Parmesan Cheese
Ingredients: PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTERURIZED PART-SKIM COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), POWDERED CELLULOSE ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING, POTASSIUM SORBATE ADDED TO PROTECT FLAVOR.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Doritos Organic White Cheddar Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: organic corn, organic expeller-pressed sunflower oil, organic cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), organic maltodextrin (corn, sea salt, organic sweet cream buttermilk, organic tomato powder, natural flavors, organic onion powder, organic romano cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), organic butter (cream, salt), organic skim milk, organic spices, citric acid, organic garlic powder, organic cream, lactic acid
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Four Cheese Pasta Sauce
Ingredients: TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), DICED TOMATOES IN JUICE (TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), SUGAR, SALT, PARMESAN CHEESE (CULTURED, PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), ROMANO CHEESE MADE FROM COW'S MILK (CULTURED PART-SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), DEHYDRATED GARLIC, PROVOLONE CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), GRANULATED ONION, RICOTTA CHEESE (WHEY, MILK, CREAM, VINEGAR, SALT), SPICES, OLIVE OIL, MILK, PASTEURIZED MILK, LACTIC ACID, CHEESE CULTURES, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), SODIUM PHOSPHATE, ENZYMES
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Just like cream cheese original
Ingredients: FILTERED WATER, COCONUT OIL MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, POTATO STARCH SEA SALT, GLUCONO DELTA-LACTONE, NATURAL FLAVORS, OLIVE EXTRACT, VITAMIN B12.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

mac & cheese
Ingredients: enriched macaroni (wheat flour, durum flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate [iron], thiamin mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin [vitamin b21 folic acid), cheese sauce mix (whey, mlkfat milk protein concentrate, salt, sodium triphosphate, contains less than 2% of citric acid, lactic acid, sodium phosphate, calcium phosphate, with paprika, turmeric, and annatto added for color, enzymes, cheese culture), contains: wheat, milk
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
