Chees Roundup
We analyzed 2974 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 49)

Light String Cheese
Ingredients: cultured pasteurized part-skim milk, salt, enzymes (microbial), vitamin a palmitate
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Toaster Grills Grilled Cheese Burger
Ingredients: White bread, enriched wheat flour, water, sugar, yeast, soybean oil, salt, calcium propionate, monoglycerides, DATEM, calcium sulfate.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Wagon Wheels Mac & Cheese
Ingredients: Water, Semolina (Wheat), Milk, Cream, Carrot Puree, Cheddar Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto [Color]), Nonfat Dry Milk, Unmodified Corn Starch, Sea Salt, Mozzarella Cheese (Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Annatto (color), Non-GMO Canola Oil
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mac and cheese
Ingredients: Enriched Macaroni Product (_Wheat_ Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Cheddar Cheese Sauce (_Whey_, _Dairy_ Product Solids, Salt, Cheddar Cheese [_Milk_, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Modified Corn Starch, Contains 2% or Less of the Following: Color Added [Beet Juice, Annatto Extract, Beta Carotene, Turmeric Oleoresin], Citric Acid, Disodium Phosphate, Latic Acid).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mac & Cheese Made with Chickpea Pasta
Ingredients: 170 rotassium 660mg Chickpea Pasta (Chickpeas, Pea Starch, Tapioca, Xanthan Gum), Cheta Ches (tre) Pasteuized Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Buttermilk, Tapioca, Nonfat Milk, Organic Comstarch 2% or es Biter (Cream, Salt, Coconut Oil, Salt, Organic Natural Flavor, Disodium Phosphat, Potassium Chori, Suther Lecthin, Lactic Acid, Paprika Extract (Color), Monoglycerides, Xanthan Gum Contains: Mik The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a day diet 200) calories a day is used for general nutrition advice
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cottage cheese
Ingredients: cultured pasteurized skim milk, milk and cream, whey protein concentrate, whey, salt, natural flavor, xanthan gum, locust bean gum, guar gum, lactic acid, sorbic acid and carbon dioxide, enzymes
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese
Ingredients: CULTURED PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Applewood smoked cheddar cheese
Ingredients: cultured pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, microbial enzymes
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Natural Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Sliced Cheese
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES (MICROBIAL). CONTAINS: MILK
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mexican Style Shreds Cheese Alternative
Ingredients: Filtered Water, Coconut Oil, Modified Tapioca Starch, Modified Potato starch, modified Corn starch), Potato Starch, Salt (Sea Salt), Dextrose, Calcium Phosphate, Lentil Protein, Cheddar flavor, Mozzarella flavor, Monterey Jack flavor, Olive Extract, Paprika Extract , Beta Carotene, Vitamin B12
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Chocolate Whipped Cheescake
Ingredients: sour cream (cultured cream, modified food starch, sodium tripolyphosphate, locust bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan), sugar, wheat flour, water, palm oil, milk, cocoa (processed with alkali), cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture), hydrogenated palm kernel oie semi-sweet chocolate chunks (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, dextrose, soy lecithin, natural flavor), contains 2% or less of: corn syrup, soybean oil, modified food starch, baking soda, cocoa, salt, carob bean gum, natural flavors, sodium caseinate, mono - and diglycerides, xanthan gum, cheese culture, polysorbate 60, dextrose, maltodextrin, sodium citrate, sorbitan monostearate, guar gum, citric acid, soy lecithin, malic acid, chocolate liquor, potato maltodextrin, whey protein concentrate, colored with beta carotene and apocarotenal. 530 contains: milk, wheat, soy. contains bioengineered food ingredients
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Not-Smoked Provolone Cheese
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sharp Cheddar Cheese Snack Pack
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYME. CONTAINS MILK.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Premium classic parmesan grated cheese
Ingredients: PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), CELLULOSE POWDER, SODIUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Annie's puppies & kitties & white cheddar
Ingredients: ORGANIC PASTA (ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR), DRIED CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, NON-ANIMAL ENZYMES), WHEY, BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM, SALT), NONFAT MILK, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SILICON DIOXIDE (FOR ANTICAKING).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Big Burrito Bean & Cheese
Ingredients: Water, Enriched Flour, Pinto Beans, Soybean Oil, Cheddar Cheese, Salt, Enzymes, Annatto, Red Chili Pepper, Baking Powder, Guar Gum, Dough Conditioner
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Vegan cheese twists
Ingredients: Potato flakes, potato starch, high oleic sunflower oil, yellow lentil flour, corn flour, sea salt, maltodextrin (corn), plant fiber, cane sugar, onion, corn protein extract, yeast extract, vegan cheese flavor, turmeric, paprika, rosemary extract
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cream cheese
Ingredients: pasteurized milk and cream, cheese cultures, salt, guar gum, citric acid, carob bean gum, xanthan gum, natamycin
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Broccoli & Cheese Sauce
Ingredients: Broccoli, Water, Whey, Modified Corn Starch, Natural Flavors, Salt, Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Cheddar Cheese (Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Ricotta Cheese (Whey, Milkfat, Lactic Acid, Salt), Whey Protein Concentrate, Xanthan Gum, Milk Protein Concentrate, Sodium Alginate, Annatto Extract (Color), Paprika Extract (Color).
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

SHARP CHEDDAR cheese
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES, ANNATTO (VEGETABLE COLOR).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

4 cheese blend singles
Ingredients: total s i slice (21g) calories 60 er serving cholest. 15mg sodium 270mg 5% incl. 12% protein maomin d 0% colcus 0% bon 0% gredients: cheddar, colby, monterey jack, and low-moisture art-skim mozzarella cheeses (pasteurized milk and part-skim milk, heese culture, salt, enzymes), water, whey, reduced lactose whey, dium citrate, skim milk, cream (cream, milkfat, butter), salt, ricalcium phosphate, color addéd, natamycin (a natural mold нвтor). ontains: milk. istributed by the kroger co., cincinnati, ohio 45202 quality guarantee 800-632-6900 • www.kroger.com
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mild Irish Cheddar Cheese
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED COWS MILK, SALT,, STARTER CULTURES, RENNET (MICROBIAL)., MILK.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Regular cream cheese
Ingredients: pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, guar gum, carob bean gum, xanthan gum. contains: milk 3 0 41415 02565
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cottage Cheese Simply Pineapple
Ingredients: skim milk, whole milk, water, pineapple, cream, sea salt, pectin, natural flavors, stevia, live and active cultures (lactococcus spp., lactobacillus spp.)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Aged cheddar blend
Ingredients: cheddar cheeses, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, color added. potato starch, tapioca starch, dextrose and calcium sulfate, natamycin
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mini Naturally Flavored Cheese Sandwich Crackers
Ingredients: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CANOLA OIL (CANOLA OIL, ASCORBIC ACID - A PRESERVATIVE, ROSEMARY EXTRACT), PALM OIL, SUGAR, CHEDDAR CHEESE POWDER (WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, ENZYMES, SALT), DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, ENZYMES), WHEY POWDER, WHEAT STARCH, NATURAL FLAVOR (CONTAINS MILK), SOY LECITHIN, DRY MALT (MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, DEXTROSE, WHEAT FLOUR), AMMONIUM BICARBONATE, SALT, SEA SALT, YEAST, NATURAL FLAVOR (CONTAINS SALT, MILK), SODIUM BICARBONATE, COLOR (PAPRIKA, ANNATTO), ENZYMES, LACTIC ACID
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Gouda Cheese
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR). CONTAINS: MILK.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheese Curls
Ingredients: CORNMEAL, EXPELLER PRESSED VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER, SAFFLOWER, AND/OR CANOLA), CHEDDAR CHEESE POWDER (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY POWDER, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), BUTTERMILK SOLIDS, SALT, ANNATTO AND TURMERIC EXTRACTS (FOR COLOR), NATURAL FLAVOR.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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