Chees Roundup
We analyzed 2974 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 86)

chive & onion
Ingredients: pastured milk and cream, whey protein concentrate, whey, salt, dried chives, dried onions, carob bean gum, xanthan gum, guar gum, natural flavor, sorbic acid (as a preservative), vitamin a palmitate, cheese culture
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheesy classic alfredo pasta sauce
Ingredients: Water, soybean oil, cream, parmesan cheese (cultured part-skim milk, salt, enzymes), modified corn starch, enzyme modified egg yolk, whey, salt, romano cheese made from cow's milk (cultured part-skim milk, salt, enzymes), whey protein concentrate, xanthan gum, yeast extract, disodium phosphate, garlic powder, natural flavors, spices.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Whipped Cream Cheese Spread
Ingredients: Pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, stabilizers (carob bean and/or xanthan and/or guar gums), natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

4 State Cheddar
Ingredients: Cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto (vegetable color)], potato starch (to prevent caking), powdered cellulose (to prevent caking), natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

PIZZA
Ingredients: Italian Whole Peeled Tomatoes, Italian Cherry Tomatoes, Olive Oil, Carrots, Onions, Salt, Oregano, Garlic, Basil.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Five Cheese Tortelloni with Parmigiano Reggiano
Ingredients: Filling (ricotta [whey, whole milk, cream, vinegar], parmigiano reggiano cheese [cow's milk, salt, rennet], mascarpone cheese [pasteurized milk, cream, citric acid], mozzarella cheese [pasteurized cultured milk, salt and enzymes], breadcrumbs [wheat flour, yeast, salt], chicory root fiber, pecorino romano cheese [pasteurized cultured sheep's milk, rennet, salt], cornstarch, potato starch, dehydrated potatoes, vegetable fiber, natural flavors, 2% or less of salt). pasta (semolina, eggs, water).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic snack mix baked cheddar cheese
Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic expeller-pressed vegetable oil (organic sunflower and/or organic canola oil), organic whole wheat flour, organic dried cheddar cheese (organic cultured pasteurized milk, salt, non-animal enzymes), organic whey, salt, organic butter (organic cream, salt), organic cheddar cheese (pasteurized organic milk, cheese cultures, sea salt, non-animal enzymes), organic cane sugar, yeast, organic cream, organic malt syrup blend (tapioca syrup, malt extract), organic barley malt extract, baking soda, organic paprika, silicon dioxide (anticaking agent), organic vinegar, organic annatto (for color), cultured organic whey, cultured organic milk, organic nonfat dry milk, organic annatto, organic onion, organic celery seed powder, enzymes, mixed tocopherols (vitamin e) to protect flavor .
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

New York Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Ingredients: pasteurized _milk_, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto (vegetable color)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mozzarella cheese
Ingredients: low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), modified cornstarch added to prevent caking, natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Doritos Tortilla Chips Flavored, Nacho Cheese
Ingredients: Doritos ingrédients mais, huile végétal (tournesol, canala, et/ou mais), maltodextrine, sel, fromage chedda: (lait, cultures de fromage, sel, enzymes), protéine de lait, glutamate monosodique, babeurre, fromage romano (lait écrémé, cultures de fromage, sel, enzymes), concentré de protéine de lait, poudre d'oignon, farine de mais, saveur natureile et artificielle, dextrose, poudre de tomate, lactose, épices, colorant artificiel (jaune 6 et 5, rouge 40), acide actique, acide citrique, sucre, ail en poudre, lait écrémé, poudre de poivron rouge et vert, inosinate disodique, guanylate disodique, Contient ds ined de lait,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Chili Cheese Flavored Corn Chips
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The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

plain cream cheese alternative made with almond milk
Ingredients: almond milk (water, almonds), salt, vinegar, enzyme, xanthan gum, guar gum, cultures,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

just like MOZZARELLA SHREDS
Ingredients: WATER, COCONUT OIL, MODIFIED TAPIOCA & POTATO STARCH, POTATO STARCH, SEA SALT, GLUCOSE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, GLUCONO DELTA-LACTONE, ROWANBERRY EXTRACT, LENTIL PROTEIN, NATURAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID, OLIVE EXTRACT, BETA CAROTENE, VITAMIN B12
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Nacho Cheese Tortilla Style Protein Chips
Ingredients: PROTEIN BLEND (MILK PROTEIN ISOLATE, WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE), VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER OIL, CANOLA OIL, SOYBEAN OIL), CALCIUM CASEINATE, CORN STARCH, NATURAL FLAVORS, SOLUBLE CORN FIBER, PSYLLIUM HUSK. 2% SALT, CHEDDAR CHEESE POWDER (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), ROMANO CHEESE (MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), BUTTERMILK POWDER, BUTTER (CREAM, ANNATTO), TOMATO POWDER, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, SPICE, NONFAT DRY MILK, WHEY POWDER, CHIA SEED, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), TURMERIC OLEORESIN (COLOR), LECITHIN (SUNFLOWER, CANOLA, SOY LECITHIN), CALCIUM CARBONATE, YEAST EXTRACT, STEVIA (SWEETENER).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

cream cheese spread
Ingredients: pasteurized milk and cream, whey protein concentrate, whey, salt, carob bean gum, xanthan gum, guar gum, sorbic acid (as a preservative), vitamin a palmitate, cheese culture
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Almond Nut-Thins Cheddar Cheese Rice Cracker Snacks with Almonds
Ingredients: rice flour, almonds, cheddar seasoning (cheddar cheese powder [cheddar cheese {pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, disodium phosphate], salt, maltodextrin, natural cheese flavor [cheddar cheese {pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, yeast extract, xanthan gum], cultured whey, onion, extractive of turmeric, garlic, extractive of annatto, lactic acid), potato starch, expeller pressed safflower oil, soy lecithin,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Reduced Fat Cream Cheese
Ingredients: pasteurized milk and cream, whey protein concentrate, contains less than 2% of salt, carob bean gum, guar gum, sorbic acid (as a preservative)*, vitamin a palmitate, cheese culture
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Feta Cheese
Ingredients: Feta cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), powdered cellulose, natamycin.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Fettuccine in a Creamy Parmesan & Romano Flavored Cheese 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, 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, ANNATTO EXTRACT (FOR COLOR).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Medium cheddar cheese, medium cheddar
Ingredients: Cultured milk, salt, enzymes, annatto (color).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cottage Cheese Low Fat 2% Milkfat
Ingredients: CULTURED NONFAT MILK, MILK, WHEY, SALT, GAUR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, LOCUST BEAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, POLYSORBATE 80, ACETYLATED MONOGLYCERIDES, NATURAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE*, ENZYMES, CARBON DIOXIDE (TO HELP PROTECT FLAVOR)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cabot, premium extra sharp aged cheddar cheese
Ingredients: fresh pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Cream Cheese
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM, CHEESE CULTURE.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cream Cheese
Ingredients: Organic cashews, filtered water, organic coconut cream, sea salt, cultures.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

PARMESAN CHEESE CRISPS
Ingredients: PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Rice & Pasta Blend in a Cheesy Cup
Ingredients: PARBOILED LONG GRAIN RICE, VERMICELLI (WHEAT FLOUR, DURUM FLOUR), MALTODEXTRIN, YEAST EXTRACT, WHEY, SUGAR, SALT, ONION POWDER, POTASSIUM SALT, CORN STARCH, SKIM MILK POWDER, BROCCOLI, NATURAL FLAVOR, CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), CITRIC ACID, HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, ANNATTO EXTRACT (FOR COLOR), MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, PARSLEY, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, NIACIN, FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE (IRON), RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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, yeast extract, paprika, yeast, paprika extract color, soy lecithin.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Mac & Cheese Spirals
Ingredients: ENRICHED PASTA (WHEAT FLOUR, DURUM FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE [IRON], THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), CHEESE SAUCE MIX (WHEY, MILKFAT, SALT, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM TRIPHOSPHATE, 2% TAPIOCA FLOUR, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, PAPRIKA (ADDED FOR COLOR), TURMERIC (ADDED FOR COLOR), ANNATTO (ADDED FOR COLOR), CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYMES).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
