Fermented Foods Roundup
We analyzed 2461 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 16)

American Singles 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 as a preservative, citric acid, color added (if colored), vitamin d3.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Fontina All Natural Cheese
Ingredients: Crafted from cultured pasteurized milk, enzymes, salt.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sharp 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

whips! strawberry mist
Ingredients: Lowfat strawberry yogurt (pasteurized grade a reduced fat milk, sugar, nonfat milk, strawberry puree, modified corn starch, kosher gelatin, natural flavor, potassium sorbate added to maintain freshness, colored with carmine, yogurt cultures [l. bulgaricus, s. thermophilus, l. acidophilus], vitamin a acetate, vitamin d3), lactic acid esters of mono and diglycerides, nitrogen.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Mono- and Diglycerides

Monterey Jack Cheese With Jalapeno & Habanero Peppers
Ingredients: Pepper jack cheese (pasteurized cheese, jalapeno peppers, habanero peppers, cheese cultures, salt and enzymes), anti-caking blend (potato starch, corn starch, calcium sulfate, natamycin [mold inhibitor]).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Spreadable cheese wedges
Ingredients: cheddar, semisoft and nutrition facts swiss cheese (pasteurized milk and 32 servings per container serving size part-skim milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), whey, milk protein 1 wedge (21g) | concentrate, water, skim milk, amount per serving sodium phosphate, tricalcium calories 30 phosphate, salt, citric acid. contains: milk
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Activia Dailies Cherry
Ingredients: cultured reduced fat milk, cane sugar, water, strawberries, blueberry puree, less than 1%: natural flavors, fruit, vegetable juice (for color), milk protein concentrate, kosher gelatin, agar agar, lactic acid, calcium lactate, vitamin D3, live cultures l, bulgaricus (2), l, lactis, s, thermophilus, live and active probiotic b, lactis dn 173-010/cncm i-2494,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Icelandic Style Skyr Lowfat Yogurt Cherry
Ingredients: GRADE A PASTEURIZED MILK (PASTEURIZED SKIM MILK, PASTEURIZED CREAM), CHERRY BASE (CHERY PUREE, CANE SUGAR, WATER, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACÍD [ACIDIFIER), VEGETABLE AND FRUIT JUICE FOR COLOR), LIVE ACTIVE CULTURES (BIFIDOBACTERIUM LACTIS, LACTOBACILLUS ADDOPHILUS, L. BULGARICUS, L. PARACASEI, STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Krasdale Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese
Ingredients: WHEY, PASTEURIZED MILK AND/OR MILK FAT, SKIM MILK, VINEGAR, 100 SALT, XANTHAN GUM, LOCUST BEAN SALT, XANTHAN GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM (STABILIZERS CONTAINS MILK 9% Doly Value
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Kids Blueberry Reduced Fat Yogurt Pouch
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized organic reduced fat milk, organic cane sugar, organic blueberry purée, pectin, organic natural flavor, natural flavor, organic carrot juice concentrate (for color), vitamin d3. 5 live active cultures: s. thermophilus, l bulgaricus, l. acidophilus, bifidus and l. paracasei.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mozzarella Cheese
Ingredients: Pasteurized Whole Milk, Vinegar, Vegetable Rennet, Salt. CONTAINS MILK.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Shredded Cheese Blend Swiss Cheese & Gruyère Cheese
Ingredients: SWISS CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYME), GRUYÈRE CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, MICROBIAL ENZYME), POTATO STARCH, DEXTROSE, POWDERED CELLULOSE (ANTI-CAKING), MICROBIAL ENZYMES, NATAMYCIN (MOLD INHIBITOR)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Grated Topping
Ingredients: Dairy whey, food starch, casein, natural flavors, water, partly hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, parmesan cheese (made from cow's milk, culture, salt, enzymes), cellulose powder (to prevent caking).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Apple Caramel Greek Whole Milk Yogurt
Ingredients: GRADE A PASTEURIZED MILK (CULTURED PASTEURIZED SKIM MILK, PASTEURIZED CREAM) APPLE CARAMEL BASE (CANE SUGAR, WATER, ORGANIC CANE SYRUP, APPLES, BUTTER, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, NONFAT DRIED MILK, NATURAL FLAVORS, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, SALT, CITRIC ACID), LIVE AND ACTIVE CULTURES (S. THERMOPHILUS, L. BULGARICUS, L. ACIDOPHILUS, BIFIDUS, L. CASEI)
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Large Curd Cottage Cheese
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized grade a fat free milk, pasteurized milk and cream, salt, cultured grade a dairy solids (grade a whey, citric acid, and lactic acid culture), and dry grade a whey, maltodextrin, citric acid, guar gum, potassium sorbate (preservative), carrageenan, locust bean gum, polysorbate 80, dextrose, carbon dioxide (to help maintain freshness).
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Everything
Ingredients: Aged parmesan cheese (part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt & non-animal rennet), sesame seeds, poppy seeds, garlic, minced onion.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Vanilla almond milk yogurt
Ingredients: Almond milk (water, almonds), cane sugar, organic tapioca starch, natural flavor, locust bean gum, citric acid, vanilla bean, xanthan gum, agar, live active cultures: s. thermophilus, l.bulgaricus, l.acidophilus and bifidobacteria.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Chobani Coffee & cream creamygreek yogurt
Ingredients: Yogurt (cultured pasteurized nonfat milk, cream), cane sugar, water, fruit and vegetable juice concentrate (for color), natural flavors, fruit pectin, guar gum, coffee extract, lemon juice concentrate. 6 live and active cultures: s. thermophilus, l. bulga
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original plain whole milk
Ingredients: Yogurt (cultured pasteurized nonfat milk, cream). contains live and active cultures: s. thermophilus, l. bulgaricus, l. acidophilus, bifidus and l. casei.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Creamy Dairy-Free Yogurt
Ingredients: Cashewmilk, (filtered water, ground cashews*), cane sugar*, blueberries*, corn starch*, cassava root*, rice starch*, natural flavors, locust bean gum*, natural flavor*, lactic acid (plant based), red cabbage extract (for color), live active vegan cultures (l. plantarum lm, l. acidophilus, b. bifidum, l. bulgaricus, s. thermophilus, l. delbruekii le).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic plain aussie kefir cultured low fat milk
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized lowfat organic milk.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Raw Kombucha, Hibiscus No 7
Ingredients: 100% g.t.'s organic raw kombucha, hibiscus*, fresh pressed ginger juice*, lemon juice* and 100% pure love!!!
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Feta Cheese Crumbles
Ingredients: Organic feta cheese (pasteurized organic milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), powdered cellulose (to prevent caking).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Giant, minimum 4% milkfat cottage cheese
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized nonfat milk, milk, cream, contains less than 2% of: whey, nonfat milk, salt, maltodextrin, guar gum, citric acid, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides, locust bean gum, natural flavor, enzyme, potassium sorbate and carbon dioxide (to preserve freshness).
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Mono- and Diglycerides

Colby Jack
Ingredients: colby and monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto color [ in colby cheese]), potato added to prevent caking natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

All natural gouda cheese
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes, annatto (coloring)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Philadelphia Strawberry
Ingredients: Pasteurized milk and cream, sugar, strawberry puree, whey protein concentrate, dried strawberries, water, salt, food starch-modified, carob bean gum, guar gum, xanthan gum, sorbic acid* (as a preservative), citric acid*, natural flavor, red 40, vitamin a palmitate, cheese culture.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Traditional, Greek Style Feta Cheese, Chunk-In Brine
Ingredients: Made from pasteurized milk, salt, cheese culture, enzymes.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Plain goat milk yogurt
Ingredients: Grade a pasteurized whole goat milk, tapioca starch, pectin and live active cultures: s. thermophilus, l. bulgarius, l. acidophilus and bifidus.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Green valley organics, grade a low fat yogurt
Ingredients: Organic lowfat pasteurized milk, lactase enzyme, pectin and flourish live active cultures: l. bulgaricus, l. acidophilus, l. casei, l. rhamnosus, l. lactis, l. diacetylactis, s. thermophilus, l. cremoris, leuconostoc cremoris and b. bifidum.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
