Fermented Foods Roundup
We analyzed 2449 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 73)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
