Fermented Foods Roundup
We analyzed 2449 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 56)

Premium Naturally Aged Cheddar Cheese
Ingredients: Fresh pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sharp white cheddar cheese
Ingredients: Cultured milk, salt, enzymes.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sharp cheddar natural cheese
Ingredients: CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (COLOR)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Danimals Strawberry Banana Smoothie
Ingredients: Cultured grade a low fat milk, cane sugar, water, contains less than 1% of corn starch, modified food starch, milk minerals, natural flavors, fruit and vegetable juice (for color), lemon juice concentrate, vitamin d3.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Raspberry Smoothies
Ingredients: Cultured grade a low fat milk, water, sugar, contains less than 1% of modified corn starch, whey mineral complex, natural flavors, pectin, agar agar, fruit juice and vegetable juice (for color), malic acid, potassium sorbate (to maintain freshness), vitamin d3, sodium citrate.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Plain Whole Milk Yogurt
Ingredients: CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK CONDENSED SKIM MILK, MODIFIED CORN STARCH PECTIN, CARRAGEENAN, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE. CONTAINS: MILK.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Kefir raspberry low fat milk smoothie
Ingredients: Pasteurized lowfat milk, nonfat milk, cane sugar, pectin, natural raspberry flavor, natural flavors, red beet juice (for color), vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3, live and active cultures.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Whole Milk Yogurt Plain
Ingredients: cultured pasteurized organic whole milk, pectin, vitamin d3, live and active cultures (s. thermophilus, l. bulgaricus, l. acidophilus, bifidus, l. casei, l. rhamnosus).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Probiotic cashewmilk yogurt
Ingredients: Cashewmilk (filtered water, ground cashews*), cassava root*, vegan cultured dextrose* (a natural preservative), locust bean gum*, live active cultures (s. thermophilus, l. bulgaricus, l. cremoris, l. acidophilus, bifidus, b. lactis, l. casei, l. paracasei, l. plantarum, l. rhamnosus).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

CREAM CHEESE SPREAD PLAIN
Ingredients: Cream, nonfat milk, sea salt, live and active cultures (Bifidobacterium spp.) CONTAINS: pasteurized milk
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Finest Yoghurt
Ingredients: Grade A Pasteurized Whole Milk, Cane Sugar, Vanilla Blend (Cane Sugar, Water, Pectin, Vanilla Extract, Tapioca Flour, Vanilla Beans, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Natural Flavors), Water, Wildflower Honey, Kosher Gelatin, Pectin, Live Active Cultures
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Strawberry Glow Up Kombucha
Ingredients: ORGANIC KOMBUCHA';, COLD-PRESSED KIWI JUICE STRAWBERRY ESSSENCE, BIOTIN, BAMBOO EXTRACT*, LIVE ACTIVE CULTURES (BACILLUS COAGULANS MTCC 5856) ';ORGANIC KOMBUCHA: FILTERED WATER, ACIDS FROM FERMENTATION (ACETIC, LACTIC, GLUCONIC, TARTARIC), CANE SUGAR*, LIVE KOMBUCHA CULTURES, BLACK TEA*, GREEN TEA*, CARBONATION *CERTIFIED ORGANIC
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

COTTAGE CHEESE
Ingredients: Organic skim milk, organic whole milk, organic cream, sea salt, lactase enzyme, live and active cultures (Lactococcus ssp., Lactobacillus ssp.)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Greek Nonfat Yogurt Strawberry
Ingredients: GRADE A PASTEURIZED SKIM MILK, STRAWBERRY FRUIT BASE (CANE SUGAR STRAWBERES FED CORNSTARCH NATURAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID, VEGETABLE JUICE (COLOR), LIVE AND ACTIVE CTURES IS THERMOPHILUS L BULGARICUS, LACIDOPHILUS, BIFIDUS, L CASE) CONTAINS MILK
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sharp white cheddar cheese bar
Ingredients: organic pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, microbial enzymes
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Shredded Sharp Cheddar
Ingredients: Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Salt, Microbial Enzymes, Annatto, Potato Starch and Powdered Cellulose (to prevent caking), Natamycin (natural mold inhibitor)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Kombucha Ginger Lemon
Ingredients: ORGANIC RAW KOMBUCHA (FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC TEA BLEND, ORGANIC KOMBUCHA CULTURE), ORGANIC GINGER JUICE, ORGANIC WHOLE LEMON PUREE, DE111® BACILLUS SUBTILIS (PROBIOTIC)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Unexpected cheddar cheese
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYME.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mexican-Style Blend
Ingredients: Monterey jack cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, microbial enzymes), cheddar cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, microbial enzymes), queso blanco cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, microbial enzymes), asadero cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, microbial enzymes), powdered cellulose.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

vanilla blended yogurt
Ingredients: Cultured grade a reduced fat milk, water, contains less than 1% of tapioca starch, natural flavors, lemon juice concentrate, gellan gum, stevia leaf reb m, fruit and vegetable juice concentrate (for color), sea salt, active yogurt cultures l. bulgaricus & s. thermophilus.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Plain unsweetened almond milk yogurt
Ingredients: WATER, ALMONDS, STARCH, CITRUS FIBER, LOCUST BEAN GUM, XANTHAN GUM, LIVE CULTURES
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese
Ingredients: Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), 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

Greek Nonfat Yogurt Blueberry
Ingredients: GRADE A PASTEURIZED SKIM MILK, BLUEBERRY FRUIT BASE (CANE SUGAR, BLUEBERRIES, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, NATURAL FLAVOR), LIVE AND ACTIVE CULTURES: S. THERMOPHILUS, L. BULGARICUS, L. ACIDOPHILUS, BIFIDUS, L. CASEI,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic yogurt alternative
Ingredients: Cashewmilk (filtered water, ground cashews*), cassava root*, locust bean gum*, live active cultures (s. thermpohilus, l. bulgaricus, l. acidophilus, bifidus, l. lactis, l. plantarum).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Whole Milk French Style Yogurt Strawberry
Ingredients: Pasteurized grade a milk, cane sugar, strawberries, pectin, carrot juice (for color), natural flavor, yogurt cultures (l. bulgaricus, s. thermophilus).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Low Fat Kefir Strawberry
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED GRADE A CULTURED LOW FAT MILK, CANE SUGAR, PECTIN, PASTEURIZED GRADE A NONFAT MILK, NATURAL STRAWBERRY FLAVOR WITH OTHER NATURAL FLAVORS, BEETROOT JUICE CONCENTRATE (COLOR), VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3, LIVE ACTIVE CULT RES (L. CASEI, L. LACTIS, L. ACIDOPHILUS, L. PLANTARUM, RHAMNOSUS, B. BACTERIUM LONGUM, LEUCONOSTOC CREMORIS, B.BACTERIUM BREVE, STREPTOCOCCUS DIACETYLACTIS, SACCAROMYCES FLORENTINUS, L. REUTERI, B. LACTIS). CULTURED AFTER PASTEURIZATION.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Variety Pack Strawberry/Strawberry Banana Yogurt
Ingredients: Strawberry : pasteurized grade a reduced fat milk, sugar, strawberries, modified corn starch, kosher gelatin, natural flavor, pectin, colored with carmine, yogurt cultures (l. bulgaricus, s. thermophilus, l. acidophilus), vitamin a acetate, vitamin d3. strawberry banana : pasteurized grade a reduced fat milk, sugar, strawberries, modified corn starch, banana puree, kosher gelatin, natural flavor, pectin, colored with carmine, yogurt cultures (l. bulgaricus, s. thermophilus, l. acidophilus), vitamin a acetate, vitamin d3.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Greek Yogurt Strawberry Banana
Ingredients: Cultured lowfat milk, cane sugar, strawberries, water, bananas, fruit pectin, guar gum, natural flavors, fruit and vegetable juice concentrate (for color), lemon juice concentrate, locust bean gum, live active cultures (S.Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus, L. Acidophilus, Bifidus, L. Casei, L. Rhamnosus).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Aussie Greek Style Whole Milk Yogurt Vanilla Bean
Ingredients: Organic cultured pasteurized milk and cream, organic cane sugar, natural flavor, organic locust bean gum, pectin, organic vanilla beans. live and active probiotic cultures: l. acidophilus, l. bulgaricus, s. thermophilus, bifidus, l. paracasei.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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