Cheese Snacks Roundup
We analyzed 31 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Finding the perfect Cheese Snacks shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 31 products in this category, breaking down every ingredient list to uncover hidden additives, excessive sugar levels, and potential allergens.
Whether you are searching for strictly Vegan options, Gluten-Free snacks, or simply want to avoid high-processed foods, our algorithm ranks products based on a comprehensive Health Score. Below is our definitive ranking of the safest and healthiest Cheese Snacks you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.
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Detailed Reviews

Colby Jack Cheese Snacks
Ingredients: COLBY AND MONTEREY JACK CHEESES (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLOR).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Nut-Thins Three Cheese Rice Cracker Snacks with Almonds
Ingredients: RICE FLOUR, ALMONDS SAFFLOWER OIL, THREE CHEESE SEASONING (CORN MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, WHEY, CANE SUGAR, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, SALT, CULTURES, ENZYMES], BUTTERMILK POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, ONION POWDER, SWEET CREAM BUTTERMILK, GUM ARABIC, PARMESAN CHEESE (MILK, SALT, CULTURES, ENZYMES], LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID, GOUDA CHEESE [MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], NATURAL FLAVOR, NONFAT MILK SOLIDS. EXTRACTIVES OF TURMERIC, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA), POTATO STARCH.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheese flavored corn snacks
Ingredients: Corn meal, vegetable oil (contains one or more of the following: corn, cottonseed, sunflower or canola oil), whey, salt, calcium carbonate, cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), buttermilk, butter, butter oil, sodium phosphate, yellow 5, yellow 5 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 6, autolyzed yeast extract, thiamin hydrochloride, fructose, disodium guanylate and disodium inosinate (flavor enhancers), natural flavor.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mini Sesame Parmesan Crisps
Ingredients: Aged parmesan cheese (part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt & non-animal rennet), sesame seeds.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mild Cheddar Cheese Snacks
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLOR.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Baked Cheese Crunchies Cheese Flavored Corn Snacks
Ingredients: CORNMEAL, EXPELLER PRESSED VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER OIL AND/OR SAFFLOWER OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL), CHEDDAR CHEESE SEASONING (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), BUTTERMILK, SALT, ANNATTO AND TURMERIC (FOR COLOR), NATURAL FLAVOR.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

RICE & CHEESE SNACKS
Ingredients: WHOLE GRAIN BROWN RICE FLOUR, TAPIOCA STARCH, PARMESAN CHEESE POWDER (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SUGAR, SAFFLOWER OIL, SALT, CREAM, WHEY, GARLIC POWDER, NONFAT MILK, CHEDDAR CHEESE POWDER (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), BUTTERMILK, ONION POWDER, SPICES
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Jalapeño & Cream Cheese Crispy Wontons
Ingredients: wonton wrapper, wheat flour, water, sea salt, cornstarch, ascorbic acid, citric acid, cream cheese, pasteurized cultured milk, cream, salt, stabilizers, guar gum, carob bean gum, parmesan cheese, pasteurized part skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, microbial enzyme, jalapeño peppers, canola oil, garlic, sour cream, cultured cream, onion, water, chives, heavy cream, ginger, cornstarch, jalapeño pepper powder, salt, garlic powder, onion powder
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheese flavored puffs snacks
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The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

cheetos crunchy cheese flavored snacks
Ingredients: Enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), cheese seasoning (whey, cheddar cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], canola oil, maltodextrin [made from corn], natural and artificial flavors, salt, whey protein concentrate, monosodium glutamate, lactic acid, citric acid, artificial color [yellow 6]), and salt.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheese Pizza Snacks
Ingredients: ORGANIC WHEAT AND WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES [WITHOUT ANIMAL ENZYMES OR RENNET]), ORGANIC TOMATO PUREE, ORGANIC LOWFAT MILK, GRADE AA BUTTER (CREAM, SALT, ANNATTO), ORGANIC RED ONIONS, ORGANIC EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, BAKING POWDER (CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, CORN-STARCH), SEA SALT, NONFAT DRY MILK, ORGANIC HONEY, SPICES*, ORGANIC GARLIC, BLACK PEPPER.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheddar cheese naturally flavored rice snacks
Ingredients: whole grain brown rice (brown rice flour, salt), corn (degermed), sunflower and/or safflower oil, seasoning (maltodextrin, cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], whey, salt, buttermilk, yeast extract, natural flavor, butter [cream, salt], lactic acid, citric acid, paprika extract [colōr], annatto extract [color]), contains: milk,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheese flavored snacks
Ingredients: enriched corn meal (corn meal, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), flamin hot seasoning (maltodextrin [made from corn], salt, sugar, artificial color [red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 6, yellow 5], monosodium glutamate, yeast extract, citric acid, sunflower oil, cheddar cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], hydrolyzed corn protein, onion powder, whey, natural flavor, garlic powder, whey protein concentrate, buttermilk, corn syrup solids, sodium diacetate, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, sodium caseinate, skim milk).
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Dubliner Cheese Snacks
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, VEGETARIAN RENNET.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Variety string + swirls+colby jack
Ingredients: SWIRLS® CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CREAM AND SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, COLOR STRING CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK. CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES). COLBY JACK CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, COLOR ADDELD). INGREDIENTS: SWIRLS® CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK. CREAM AND SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, COLOR ADDED, ENZYMES).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Almond Nut-Thins Pepper Jack Cheese Rice Cracker Snacks with Almonds
Ingredients: rice flour, almonds, pepper jack seasoning [sea salt, rice flour, maltodextrin, whey, dried green , red bell peppers, monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), lactose, spices (including chili pepper and jalapeno pepper), natural flavors, yeast extract, safflower oil, lactic acid, citric acid], safflower oil, potato starch, soy lecithin,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Aged Cheddar Cheese Snacks
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, VEGETARIAN RENNET.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheddar Cheese Rice Snacks
Ingredients: rice pieces (rice flour, salt), corn (with germ removed), sunflower oil, whey, maltodextrin, salt, cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), buttermilk, yeast extract, natural flavor, citric acid, extractives of paprika, lactic acid, extractives of turmeric, extractives of annatto,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

REDUCED FAT CHEESE PUFFS Cheese Flavored Corn Snacks
Ingredients: CORN MEAL, EXPELLER PRESSED VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER, SAFFLOWER AND/OR CANOLA), CHEESE SEASONING (CHEDDAR CHEESE POWDER [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYME], WHEY POWDER, BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], BUTTERMILK POWDER, SALT, COLOR ADDED [ANNATTO EXTRACT AND TURMERIC], NATURAL FLAVOR), SEA SALT
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Boxes annies organic white cheddar bunnies
Ingredients: Organic wheat flour, organic expeller-pressed sunflower oil, organic cheddar cheese (pasteurized organic milk, cheese cultures, sea salt, non-animal enzymes), dried organic cheddar cheese (organic cultured milk, salt, non-animal enzymes), salt, organic whey, organic nonfat dry milk, leavening (baking soda, monocalcium phosphate), organic yeast, cultured organic milk, organic paprika, organic onion powder, organic celery seed powder, enzymes.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Doritos Organic White Cheddar Tortilla Chips
Ingredients: organic corn, organic expeller-pressed sunflower oil, organic cheddar cheese (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), organic maltodextrin (corn, sea salt, organic sweet cream buttermilk, organic tomato powder, natural flavors, organic onion powder, organic romano cheese (cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), organic butter (cream, salt), organic skim milk, organic spices, citric acid, organic garlic powder, organic cream, lactic acid
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Almond Nut-Thins Cheddar Cheese Rice Cracker Snacks with Almonds
Ingredients: rice flour, almonds, cheddar seasoning (cheddar cheese powder [cheddar cheese {pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, disodium phosphate], salt, maltodextrin, natural cheese flavor [cheddar cheese {pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, yeast extract, xanthan gum], cultured whey, onion, extractive of turmeric, garlic, extractive of annatto, lactic acid), potato starch, expeller pressed safflower oil, soy lecithin,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

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

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

Air Cheese Gouda Crunchy Cheese Bites
Ingredients: Gouda Cheese (Pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto [color])
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheetos Crunchy White Cheddar
Ingredients: ENRICHED CORN MEAL (CORN MEAL, NIACIN,, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC, ACID), SUNFLOWER OIL, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, SEA SALT, CORN, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVORS, SOUR CREAM (CULTURE, CREAM, SKIM MILK), TORULA YEAST, LACTIC ACID, AND C, ACID.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheezmos
Ingredients: ORGANIC MILLED CORN, ORGANIC AVOCADO OIL, ORGANIC WHITE CHEDDAR SEASONING (ORGANIC TAPIOCA SOLIDS, SEA SALT, ORGANIC BUTTERMILK, ORGANIC FLAVOR, ORGANIC CHEDDAR CHEESE (ORGANIC MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ORGANIC SKIM MILK, ORGANIC YEAST EXTRACT, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cheetos
Ingredients: ENRICHED CORN MEAL (CORN MEAL, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLE OIL (CORN, CANOLA, AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL) FLAMIN' HOT SEASONING (MALTODEXTRIN [MADE FROM CORN SALT, SUGAR, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, YEAST EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5], SUNFLOWER OIL, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ONION POWDER, WHEY, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, GARLIC POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR BUTTERMILK, SODIUM DIACETATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE DISODIUM GUANYLATE), AND SALT. CONTAINS MILK INGREDIENTS.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Classic Potato Chips
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLOR
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
