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Fermented Foods Roundup

We analyzed 2449 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Detailed Reviews (Page 73)

Calories
118
Sugar
9g
SKOTIDAKIS

Greek Yogurt Vanilla Bean Whole Milk

Ingredients: Pasteurized Grade A skim milk, cream, vanilla syrup (sugar, water, tapioca starch, pectin, natural flavor, exhausted vanilla beans, lemon juice 70g concentrate), live and active bacterial cultures.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
393
Protein
21g
Kroger

Colby jack cheese

Ingredients: Colby cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, potato starch, tapioca starch, dextrose, calcium sulfate, natamycin. Contains: milk.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
429
Protein
21g
Kroger

Sharp cheddar shredded cheese

Ingredients: Pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, color added, potato starch, tapioca starch, dextrose, and calcium sulfate (added to prevent caking), natamycin (natural mold inhibitor). Contains: milk.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
429
Protein
21g
Kroger

Shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, COLOR ADDED, POTATO STARCH, TAPIOCA STARCH, DEXTROSE, CALCIUM SULFATE, NATAMYCIN. CONTAINS: MILK.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
6
Sugar
1g
agua de kefir

peach pina

Ingredients: water kefir* (purified water, cane sugar, electrolytes, dairy-free kefir and probiotic cultures), pineapple juice, peach juice, fruit and vegetable juice (for color), erythritol*, and stevia leaf*

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Baker

String Cheese

Ingredients: ORGANIC BEEF

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
HappyBABY

Yogis

Ingredients: ORGANIC CULTURED GRADE A REDUCED FAT MILK, ORGANIC GRADE A NONFAT MILK POWDER, ORGANIC SUGAR, ORGANIC INULIN, ORGANIC STRAWBERRY PUREE, ORGANIC RASPBERRY PUREE, ORGANIC BLUEBERRY PUREE, <2% OF: ORGANIC TAPIOCA STARCH, ORGANIC MIXED BERRY FLAVOR, ORGANIC STRAWBERRY FLAVOR, PECTIN, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), S. THERMOPHILUS, L. BULGARICUS, L. PARACASEI

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Gordo's

Queso Blanco Easy Melt White Pasteurized Process American Cheese

Ingredients: American Cheese (Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto Vegetable Color, if Colored), Water, Cream, Sodium Phosphate, Color Added, Salt, Sorbic Acid (Added as Preservative).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
70
Sugar
9g

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Nancy's

Probiotic Yogurt

Ingredients: Organic Pasteurized Whole Milk, Organic Sugar, Water, Organic Strawberry Puree, Organic Pasteurized Nonfat Milk, Organic Banana Puree, Organic Strawberry and Organic Banana Flavors, Organic Inulin, Pectin, Organic Juice Concentrate for color (Organic Carrot, Organic Apple, Organic Blackcurrant), Organic Lemon Juice Concentrate, LIVE YOGURT CULTURES: S. Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus, LIVE PROBIOTIC CULTURES: Bifidobacterium Lactis BB-12® L. Acidophilus LA-5®, L. Rhamnosus LGG®

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Meyenberg

Goat Kefir Blueberry Pomegranate & Açaí

Ingredients: PASTEURIZED WHOLE GOAT MILK, FRUIT, BLEND (WATER, CANE SUGAR,, BLUEBERRIES, NATURAL FLAVORS, PECTIN,, POMEGRANATE JUICE CONCENTRATE, ACAI, PUREE, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE, CONCENTRATE [COLOR], SODIUM CITRATE,, CITRIC ACID, LOCUST BEAN GUM, GUAR, GUM [MANUFACTURING AID]), LIVE AND, ACTIVE CULTURES, CONTAINS LIVE AND ACTIVE CULTURES:, BIFIDOBACTERIUM LACTIS, S. THERMOPHILUS, L., CASEI, L. RHAMNOSUS, L. ACIDOPHILUS, L., DELBRUECKII SUBSP. LACTIS, L. DELBRUECKII, SUBSP. BULGARICUS, LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS, SUBSP. CREMORIS, LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP., LACTIS, LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS SUBSP. LACTIS, BIOVAR DIACETYLACTIS,, AND LEUCONOSTOC MESENTEROIDES SUBSP., CREMORIS.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
90
Protein
18g
FAGE

Greek yogurt plain

Ingredients: GRADE A PASTEURIZED SKIMMED MILK, LIVE ACTIVE YOGURT CULTURES (L. BULGARICUS, S. THERMOPHILUS, L. ACIDOPHILUS, BIFIDUS, L. CASEI)

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Mama Lycha

Crema Hondureña

Ingredients: PASTEURIZED & CULTURED MILK, CREAM, STABILIZER & EMULSIFIER (MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, CALCIUM, SULFATE, CARRAGEENAN, LOCUST BEAN GUM), SALT, POTASSIUM SORBATE, ANNATTO (COLOR), RED 40, MILK

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Tillamook

Medium Cheddar

Ingredients: CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (COLOR), MILK, ANIMAL RENNET (VEGETARIAN)

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Murray's

Murrays Mild Cheddar

Ingredients: Culture Pasteurized Cows Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Murray's

Mrry Honey Goat Gouda

Ingredients: Cultured Pasteurized Goats Milk, Salt, Honey Powder (1%) (Honey, Skimmed Milk Powder), Enzymes

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
60
Sugar
1g
Kraft

Singles Sharp Cheddar

Ingredients: CHEDDAR CHEESE (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), whey, milkfat, milk protein concentrate, calcium phosphate, milk, sodium citrate, maltodextrin, salt, modified food starch, lactic acid, sorbic acid, enzymes, apocarotenal (color), cheese culture.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
ELLENOS

Delightfully Creamy Yogurt

Ingredients: Yogurt (Grade A Milk, Cane Sugar, Grade A Milk Protein Concentrate, Natural Flavor, Honey, Live Active Cultures [S. Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus, L. Acidophilus, L. Paracasei, L. Rhamnosus, L. Bifidus]), Passion Fruit Paree (Passion Fruit, Citrus Fiber)

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Nancy's

Probiotic Nonfat Yogurt

Ingredients: Organic Pasteurized Nonfat Milk, LIVE YOGURT CULTURES: S. thermophilus, L. bulgaricus., Bifidobacterium lactis BB-12® L. acidophilus LA-5® L. rhamnosus LB3, L. casei (2 isolated strains), L. rhamnosus (2 isolated strains)., L. acidophilus (2 isolated strains), Bifidobacterium lactis (2 isolated strains).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
71
Sugar
3g
Fage

Total 2% Milk Fat

Ingredients: GRADE A PASTEURIZED SKIMMED MILK AND CREAM, LIVE ACTIVE YOGURT CULTURES (L. BULGARICUS, S. THERMOPHILUS, L. ACIDOPHILUS, BIFIDUS, L. CASEI).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Fareway

Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLOR

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Fareway

Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Ingredients: CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLOR), POTATO STARCH ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING, NATAMYCIN (A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR)

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
20
Sugar
0g
Kraft

Parmesan & Romano Cheese

Ingredients: PARMESAN CHEESE AND ROMANO CHEESE MADE FROM COW'S MILK (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), CELLULOSE POWDER, POTASSIUM SORBATE TO PROTECT FLAVOR

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
The Laughing Cow

Creamy Light Spreadable Cheese Wedges

Ingredients: CHEDDAR AND SEMISOFT CHEESE (PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK AND PART-SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WATER, SKIM MILK, SODIUM POLYPHOSPHATE, LESS THAN 2% OF EACH: TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, CITRIC ACID, VITAMINS (CHOLECALCIFEROL [VITAMIN D] AND VITAMIN A ACETATE)

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
71
Sugar
3g
FAGE

Total 2% Milkfat

Ingredients: GRADE A PASTEURIZED SKIMMED MILK AND CREAM,, LIVE ACTIVE YOGURT CULTURES (L. BULGARICUS, S. THERMOPHILUS, L. ACIDOPHILUS, BIFIDUS, L. CASEI).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Yoplait

Minigo

Ingredients: Skim milk (skim milk, vitamin D3), Ultrafiltered skim milk, Sugar, Cream, Water, Modified corn starch, Natural flavour, Blueberry and carrot juice (for colour), Bacterial culture, Pectin, Guar gum, Lemon juice concentrate, Citric acid, Locust bean gum, Sodium citrate

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
393
Protein
21g
Happy Farms

Triple Cheddar Shredded Cheese

Ingredients: VERMONT CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES), NEW YORK CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES, ANNATTO [VEGETABLE COLOR]), WISCONSIN CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES, ANNATTO [VEGETABLE COLOR]), ANTI-CAKING BLEND (POTATO STARCH, TAPIOCA STARCH, NATAMYCIN [A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR]), CONTAINS: MILK

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Sierra Nevada

Strawberry

Ingredients: Graziers Grass-Fed Low Fat Milk, Strawberry Fruit (Sugar, Water, Strawberries, Com Starch, Natural Flavor, Fruit and Vegetable Juice, for Color (Black Currant, Carrot), Pectin, Locust Bean Gum, Citric Acid

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Walker Brothers

Strawberry Rhubarb

Ingredients: Raw Kombucha (Filtered Water,, Kombucha Culture, Black Tea"., Green Tea", Jasmine Tea"., Cane Sugar"), Strawberry Purée"., Rhubarb Purée, Lemon Juice", Yeast, *Certified organic ingredients

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
7
Sugar
1g
Whalebird

Pineapple Ginger Ale Kombucha Lite

Ingredients: reverse osmosis water, organic kombucha (organic kombucha culture, organic black tea, organic cane sugar), organic stevia, "bacillus coagulans, organic natural flavor

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Fermented Foods category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 2449 products in the Fermented Foods category on CakeID. While some are plant-based, many contain hidden animal ingredients like milk powder, whey, or gelatin. Always check the "Is Vegan" status on our product pages.
How does CakeID rank the best Fermented Foods?+
We rank Fermented Foods based on their nutritional value, ingredient cleanliness (fewer additives), and vegan compatibility. Products with lower sugar and simpler ingredients rank higher.
Can I find low-calorie Fermented Foods here?+
Yes! Our list highlights the nutritional details of each product. Look for the "Calories" badge on the product cards above to find low-calorie options.
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