Chees Roundup
We analyzed 4261 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 14)

Finely shredded monterey jack cheese
Ingredients: Pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, anti-caking blend (potato starch, cornstarch, calcium sulfate, natamycin [a natural mold inhibitor]).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

chicken rice & cheese burrito
Ingredients: Filling [cooked chicken white meat (white chicken meat, water, isolated soy protein, salt, sodium phosphate), white rice (white rice, water), mild cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto (color), powdered cellulose (added to prevent caking)), sharp cheddar cheese sauce (water, cheese whey, palm oil, modified tapioca starch, modified corn starch, maltodextrin, sodium phosphate, cheddar cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), salt, natural and artificial flavors, vinegar, sodium stearoyl lactylate, citric acid, mono and diglycerides, phosphoric acid, yeast extract, annatto color, carotene color, paprika color), chipotle salsa (tomato sauce (water, tomato paste), diced tomatoes, chipotle peppers, jalapeno pepper, onion, salt, vinegar, garlic, sugar, black pepper, spices, sunflower oil, paprika), cooked chicken meat, green peppers, red peppers, corn starch, garlic powder], tortilla [unbleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, vegetable shortening (palm oil with monoglycerides), sugar, salt, sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate, potassium sorbate (preservative), fumaric acid, mono & diglycerides, calcium propionate (preservative), dough conditioner (sodium metabisulfite)].
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Metabisulfite

Spinach & cream cheese pastry with feta spanakopita
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, spinach, cream cheese (milk, cream, skim milk, salt, guar gum, xanthan gum, locust bean gum, bacterial culture), canola oil, modified food starch, fet
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cream cheese! fruit dip
Ingredients: Water, cream cheese spread [pasteurized cream and skim milk, salt, lactic acid, guar gum, locust bean gum, sodium phosphate, carrageenan, natural flavors], sugar, lemon juice from concentrate, modified corn starch, distilled vinegar, natural and artificia
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

New York Extra 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

Swiss deli style sliced cheese
Ingredients: Pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheez It Snap'd Double Cheese
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, vitamin b1 [thiamin mononitrate], vitamin b2 [riboflavin], folic acid), soybean oil (with tbhq for freshness), modified corn starch, dried potatoes, white cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzy
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Grated parmesan cheese
Ingredients: Parmesan cheese (pasteurized 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

Sharp cheddar chesse
Ingredients: Pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto (color).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original mini semisoft cheeses
Ingredients: Pasteurized cultured milk, salt, microbial enzymes.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Simply steam riced cauliflower & cheese sauce veggies
Ingredients: Cauliflower, water, modified corn starch, butter (cream, natural flavor), cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), sunflower oil, salt, natural flavor, ricotta cheese (whey, milkfat, lactic acid, salt), whey protein concentrate, buttermilk, modified whey, disodium phosphate, onion powder, sodium alginate, hydrolyzed corn protein, xanthan gum, parmesan cheese (partially skim milk, salt, cultures, enzymes), garlic powder, annatto and paprika extract (color), whey, black pepper extract, lactic acid, yeast extract, sodium phosphate.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Singles american pasteurized prepared cheese product
Ingredients: Milk and skim milk, cream, water, milk protein concentrate, whey, modified food starch, sodium citrate, calcium phosphate, salt, whey protein concentrate, dairy product solids, cheese culture, sorbic acid (preservative), citric acid, sodium phosphate, lac
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Finely Shredded Mild Cheddar Cheese
Ingredients: Cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto color), anticaking agent (potato starch, corn starch, calcium sulfate), natamycin (natural mold inhibitor).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

CHEESE & CARAMEL MIX HANDCRAFTED SMALL-BATCH POPCORN
Ingredients: Caramel corn [brown sugar, cane sugar, popcorn, salted butter (pasteurized sweet cream, salt), brown rice syrup, sunflower and/or safflower oil, sea salt, soy lecithin, baking soda]. cheese corn[popcorn, sunflower and/or safflower oil, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), salt, cream, sodium phosphate, annatto (color), lactic acid].
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

American Slices Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product
Ingredients: AMERICAN CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, WHEY, CREAM, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATİVE), CITRIC ACID, COLOR ADDED, NATURAL FLAVORS, VITAMIN D3.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Deluxe Shells & Cheese Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
Ingredients: Enriched macaroni product (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cheese sauce (water, cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], soy and/or canola oil, whey, non-fat dry milk, maltodextrin, sodium phosphate, salt, natural flavors, color added [beta carotene, paprika extract], lactic acid, sodium alginate, mono - and diglycerides, xanthan gum), modified tapioca starch, corn syrup solids, maltodextrin, salt, acetic acid esters of mono and diglycerides, calcium carbonate, potassium chloride, guar gum.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Low-Moisture Part-Skim String Mozzarella Cheese
Ingredients: Pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, annatto color, enzymes.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sliced Cheese
Ingredients: Provolone cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sliced Cheese
Ingredients: Pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto color (in colby cheese), vitamin a palmitate.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sliced Swiss
Ingredients: Part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes. aged over 60 days.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Shredded Cheese
Ingredients: Reduced fat mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, vitamin a palmitate), 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

Strawberry Cheesecake Ice Cream
Ingredients: Skim milk, cream, strawberry flavored swirl (sugar, strawberries, corn syrup, water, natural flavors, pectin, malic acid, citric acid, sodium benzoate [preservative], locust bean gum, red 40, blue 1), sugar, cheese cake chunks (cream cheese [milk, cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean, guar gum, xanthan gum], graham cracker crumbs [enriched wheat flour {wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, graham flour, sugar, palm oil, brown sugar, honey, salt, baking soda, natural flavor], sugar, eggs, margarine [palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, natural flavor, soy lecithin, beta carotene {color}, vitamin a palmitate], sugar, corn starch, water, enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], cream, milk, nonfat milk, mono - and diglycerides, carrageenan, polysorbate 80, dextrose, citric acid, malic acid, lime juice, natural flavor, pectin, xanthan gum, vanilla bean extractives, lemon juice concentrate, lemon oil), corn syrup, whey, cheesecake flavor (corn syrup, water, dehydrated bakers cheese [skim milk, lactic acid, cultures], buttermilk, lactic acid, natural flavor, sugar), contains 2% or less of mono - and diglycerides, guar gum, calcium sulfate, locust bean gum, carrageenan.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

American Singles Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product
Ingredients: American cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto), water, palm oil, non-fat dry milk, food starch, milk protein concentrate, sodium citrate, salt, natural flavor, calcium phosphate, sorbic acid (as a preservative), lactic acid, artificial color.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pillsbury Cream Cheese and Strawberry Toaster Strudel Pastries 12 Count
Ingredients: Enriched flour bleached (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, palm and/or soybean oil, sugar, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, dextrose. contains 2% or less of: corn starch, maltodextrin, modified corn starch, whey protein concentrate, hydrogenated palm oil, salt, dry yeast, modified whey, corn syrup solids, baking powder (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda), wheat starch, cream cheese (milk, cream, whey, salt, locust bean gum), lactic acid, citric acid, mono and diglycerides, preservatives (potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, tbhq, citric acid), strawberry juice concentrate, cellulose gum, whey, sodium citrate, cellulose gel, polysorbate 60, skim milk and cream, xanthan gum, sour cream (cultured cream, nonfat milk), natural and artificial flavor, gum arabic, guar gum, locust bean gum, colored with (red 40, blue 1, artificial color).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Authentic mexican cheese
Ingredients: Pasteurized milk, skim milk, salt, acetic acid, sodium citrate, calcium chloride, rennet.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sliced Natural 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

Bacon Cheese Burgers
Ingredients: Sesame seed bun: enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, enzyme, folic acid), water, sugar, soybean oil, contains 2% or less of: sesame seeds, yeast (yeast, sorbitan monostearate, ascorbic acid), salt, monoglycerides with ascorbic acid and citric acid (antioxidants), calcium propionate (preservative), calcium sulfate, wheat starch, ascorbic acid, enzymes. fully cooked flame-broiled chopped beef steak smoke flavor added: beef, encapsulated salt, potassium phosphate, tapioca dextrin, grill flavor (from sunflower oil), potato maltodextrin, smoke flavor, salt, spice. pasteurized process american cheese: cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), milkfat, water, sodium citrate, salt, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), paprika & annatto color, soy lecithin (non-sticking agent). fully cooked bacon (smoke flavoring added): bacon cured with: water, sugar, salt, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Egg sausage cheese & potato burrito
Ingredients: Flour tortilla (wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, vegetable oil (soybean, canola, palm and/or corn oil), wheat gluten, sugar, salt, dough conditioners (yeast, wheat gluten, sugar, guar gum, modified food starch, sodium metabisulfite), scrambled eggs (pasteurized whole eggs, nonfat milk, soybean oil, modified food starch, salt, xanthan gum, citric acid, butter flavor (maltodextrin, natural butter flavor, annatto and turmeric [added for color]), spice and/or liquid pepper extract), pork sausage (pork, water, salt, spices, corn syrup solids, sugar, autolyzed yeast extract, spice extractive), potatoes (with sea salt, canola oil), cheese sauce (water, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto color), modified corn starch, cream cheese (pasteurized cultured milk and cream, salt, stabilizers [xanthan, locust bean and/or guargums]), canola oil, contains less than 2% of nonfat dry milk, whey, sodium phosphate, salt, corn starch, lactic acid, cellulose gum, butter oil, sugar, yeast extract, paprika extract (color), natural flavors, annatto extract (color), process cheddar cheese product (water, palm oil, natural cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), rennet casein, modified food starch, sodium phosphates, salt, lactic acid, natural flavor, annatto color), process jack and american cheese with peppers product ((jack and american cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), water, skim milk, palm oil, sodium phosphate, modified food starch, peppers (red and green jalapeno peppers), salt, lactic acid), tomatoes (with juice, citric acid, calcium chloride), green chilies (with salt, citric acid, calcium chloride), contains 2% or less onion, vegetable oil (soybean, canola and/or corn oil), modified corn starch, jalapeno peppers (with salt, acetic acid, water, calcium chloride), salt, spice.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
