Cheese Stick Roundup
We analyzed 55 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Finding the perfect Cheese Stick shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 55 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 Stick you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.
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Detailed Reviews

Marbled Cheddar and High-Moisture Monterey Jack Cheese Sticks
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (COLOR)
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sticks
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (COLOR)
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Breaded Mozzarella Sticks
Ingredients: Low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzyme), enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, soybean oil, yellow corn flour, modified corn starch, contains 2% or less of each of the following: artificial flavors, caramel color, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onions, guar gum, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda), methylcellulose, natural flavor, nonfat dry milk, paprika extract (color), salt, spices, sugar, yeast.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Low Sugar
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Mozzarella Sticks
Ingredients: MOZZARELLA CHEESE STICK (PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES]), BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, YELLOW CORN FLOUR. CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, PARSLEY FLAKES, WHEY, SOY FLOUR, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), YEAST, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA, SUGAR, SALT, GUAR GUM, METHYLCELLULOSE, CARAMEL COLOR, SOYBEAN OIL.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Low Sugar
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Cheese Dip And Bread Sticks
Ingredients: ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOLFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], CHEDDAR AND OTHER NATURAL CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (VEGETABLE COLOR)], SUGAR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, WHEY. CANOLA OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MALTODEXTRIN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SALT, LACTIC ACID, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), APO-CAROTENAL (COLOR), XANTHAN GUM, YEAST EXTRACT, SODIUM BIRCARBONATE, SODIUM ALGINATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Corn Syrup
- β High Sugar Content

Natural a blend of colby & monterey jack cheese sticks
Ingredients: Pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto (vegetable color).
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Cheddar cheese sticks
Ingredients: CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (VEGETABLE COLOR). CONTAINS: MILK.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Jalepeno Cheese Stick
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED PROCESS AMERICAN CHEESE WITH JALAPEΓOS: CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, WATER, RED AND GREEN JALAPEΓO PEPPERS, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SORBIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE], NATURAL FLAYORING, ENZYMES. MEAT STICK: PORK, BEEF, WATER, SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, FLAVORS, CHILI PEPPER, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, DEHYDRATED TOMATO, RICE BRAN, ENCAPSULATED LACTIC ACID, SAFFLOWER OIL, ENCAPSULATED CITRIC ACID, SODIUM NITRITE. CONTAINS: MILK
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Low Sugar
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Seriously Sharp Cheddar Cheese Snack Sticks
Ingredients: Fresh pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Cheese filled breadsticks
Ingredients: Cheese Filled Breadstick (Crust (Flour Blend (Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Enzyme, Folic Acid), Whole Wheat Flour), Water, Sugar, Corn Oil, Salt, Yeast, Sorbitan Monostearate), Mozzarella Cheese (Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes)), Margarine With Garlic (Liquid & Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Water, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Salt, Dehydrated Garlic, Vegetable Mono - & Diglycerides, Natural & Artificial Flavors, Soy Lecithin, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Citric Acid, Calcium Disodium EDTA Added To Protect Flavor, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate Added), Parmesan Cheese ((Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Powdered Cellulose (Anti-Caking)). Contains Milk, Soy, Wheat.
The Good
- β Low Sugar
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Colby & Monterey Jack Cheesesticks
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLOR (IN COLBY CHEESE) CONTAINS MILK
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Cheddar Cheese Snack Sticks
Ingredients: cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, annatto (vegetable color)
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Genoa Salami, Provolone Cheese & Breadsticks
Ingredients: GENOA SALAMI (PORK, SEA SALT, LESS THAN 2% OF: DEXTROSE, STARTER CULTURE, SPICES, NATURAL FLAVORING, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRATE, SODIUM NITRITE, WINE), PROVOLONE CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), BREADSTICKS (UNBLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, YEAST, SALT, CORN AND MALT SYRUP, DRIED BREWERS YEAST).
The Good
- β Low Sugar
The Bad
- β Contains Sodium Nitrate

CheeseSticks cheddar
Ingredients: Unbleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour), Cheddar & Asiago Cheeses (Milk, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Enzymes), Unsalted Butter (Milk), Yeast, Sugar, Salt, Cayenne Pepper, Rosemary Extract (To Preserve Freshness). Contains Wheat and Milk. May Contain Sesame.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Light string cheese
Ingredients: ORGANIC PASTEURIZED PART SKIM COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, MICROBIAL RENNET, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, MILK
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Cheese Stuffed Bosco Stick
Ingredients: Crust: flour blend [enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, enzyme, folic acid), whole wheat flour], water, sugar, corn oil, dough conditioner (soybean oil, vegetable glycerides, soy flakes), salt, yeast, l-cysteine. mozzarella cheese: pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes. topping: natural oil blend (soybean, palm fruit and canola oils), water, salt, mono and diglycerides, potassium sorbate, natural and artificial butter flavor, lactic acid, vitamin a palmitate and beta-carotene. topping with cheese: parmesan cheese [(pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), powdered cellulose, potassium sorbate], corn starch, salt, dehydrated garlic and contains less than 2% silicon dioxide.
The Good
- β Low Sugar
The Bad
- β Contains Mono- and Diglycerides

Breaded Mozzarella Sticks
Ingredients: LOW MOISTURE PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYME), ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHEY, SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA), DEHYDRATED ONIONS, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, SUGAR, SPICES, METHYLCELLULOSE, CARAMEL COLOR, DRIED YEAST, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), GUAR GUM, WATER, TOMATOES, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, DEHYDRATED ONIONS, GARLIC POWDER, SPICES, TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS (POTASSIUM SORBATE), TURMERIC.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Low Sugar
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sticks
Ingredients: PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (COLOR), VITAMIN A PALMITATE
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Jalapeno Cheddar Cheese Sticks
Ingredients: CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), JALAPENO PEPPERS (JALAPENO PEPPERS, SALT, ACETIC ACID)
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese / Turkey Sticks Combo Pack
Ingredients: trkey stick ingredients: turkey, mechanically separated turkey, contains 2% or less of: salt corn syrup solids, spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, carrageenan, sodium erythorbate, garlic powder, sodium nitrite, in beef collagen casing. colby jack cheese stick ingredients: cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, color added.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
The Bad
- β Contains Corn Syrup

Organic String Cheese
Ingredients: organic cultured pasteurized part-skim milk, salt, microbial enzymes
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Mozzarella Sticks with Marinara Sauce
Ingredients: Cheese stick: part-skim mozzarella cheese (cultured part-skim milk, salt, enzymes), wheat flour, water, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), soybean oil, modified food starch, contains less than 2% of: salt, dextrose, egg whites, dried garlic, spices, caramel (color), paprika extract, sugar, yeast, yellow corn flour, methylcellulose, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, monocalcium phosphate), nonfat milk, onion powder, sodium alginate, marinara sauce: water, tomato paste, white distilled vinegar, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, contains less than 2% of: salt, spices, garlic powder, onion powder, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (preservatives).
The Good
- β Low Sugar
The Bad
- β Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Cheetos Crunchy Cheese imp
Ingredients: Enriched Corn Meal (Corn Meal, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Falc Acid), Vegetable Gil (Corn, Canola, and/or Sunflower On 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 Glutate, Lactic Acid, Citric Artificial Color [Yellow 6), and Salt. CONTAINS MILK INGREDIENTS.
The Good
- β Low Sugar
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

String Cheese
Ingredients: Pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, vitamin a palmitate.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Mozzarella cheese filled breadsticks
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), mozzarella cheese (skim milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), water, soybean oil, palm oil, dextrose, salt, wheat gluten, yeast (ascorbic acid), parmesan (cultured skim milk, salt, enzymes, powdered cellulose), enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), ascorbic acid, malted barley flour, enzymes, garlic powder, pepper blend (black pepper, salt, brown sugar, dehydrated onion, parsley, dehydrated bell pepper, spice), onion powder, butter (cream, salt), natural flavor, annatto.
The Good
- β Low Sugar
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese Stick
Ingredients: Low Moisture Part Mozzarella Cheese (Pasteurized Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, salt, enzymes)
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Low Sugar
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Cheese dip and cracker sticks
Ingredients: cracker sticks [enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, canola oil, salt, yeast extract, baking soda), cheese dip [water, pasteurized milk, pasteurized cream, reduced minerals whey, whey, maltodextrin, sodium phosphate, corn syrup solids, palm oil, contains less than 2% of apo-carotenal (color), cheese culture, distilled monoglycerides, enzymes, lactic acid, naturalflavor, salt, sodium alginate, sorbic acid (preservative) , sugar, xanthan gum, contains: milk, wheat
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Corn Syrup

Colby jack natural cheese sticks with jalapeno
Ingredients: Pasteurized milk, jalapeno peppers, cheese culture, salt, habanero peppers, enzymes, annatto (vegetable color).
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Cheese dip 'n' cracker sticks
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, cheddar and other natural cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto [ for color]), sugar, whey, milkfat, canola oil, contains 2% or less of: maltodextrin, sodium phosphate, corn syrup solids, salt, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, lactic acid, sorbic acid (preservative), apo-carotenal (for color), xanthan gum, yeast extract, sodium bicarbonate, sodium alginate, natural flavor, distilled monoglycerides, ascorbic acid, citric acid.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Corn Syrup

Cheese Dip with Cracker Sticks
Ingredients: Enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, cheddar and other cheeses (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), sugar, whey, pasteurized cream, canola oil, contains less than 2% of apo-carotenal (color), baking soda, corn syrup solids, distilled monoglycerides, lactic acid, maltodextrin, natural flavor, palm oil, salt, sodium alginate, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid (preservative), xanthan gum, yeast extract.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Corn Syrup
