Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Healthiest Cheese Sticks by Nutri-Score

5 of the top 10 cheese sticks products carry Nutri-Score D; the rest score E or better. The cheese sticks with the best Nutri-Score grades. Among products with the same grade, the one with the better nutrition score ranks higher. We checked 11 cheese sticks with complete data.

  1. 1 Light string cheese

    Light string cheese

    Trader Joe's · 9 oz
    d NOVA 3 214 kcal 28.6 g protein 10.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  2. 2 Big Mozz Sticks

    Big Mozz Sticks

    BIG MOZZ
    d NOVA 4 268 kcal 1.8 g sugar 12.5 g protein 14.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  3. 3 Cheese Sticks

    Cheese Sticks

    d 316 kcal 0.5 g sugar 13 g protein 19 g fat
  4. 4 Breaded Mozzarella Sticks

    Breaded Mozzarella Sticks

    Wellesley Farms
    d NOVA 4 314 kcal 2.3 g sugar 12.8 g protein 17.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  5. 5 Mozzarella Style Sticks

    Mozzarella Style Sticks

    Wholly Veggie!
    d NOVA 4

    Also: Vegan · Vegetarian

  6. 6 Breaded Mozzarella Cheese Sticks

    Breaded Mozzarella Cheese Sticks

    Trader Joe's · 16 oz
    e NOVA 4 338 kcal 1.3 g sugar 16.9 g protein 19.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  7. 7 Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese Sticks

    Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese Sticks

    Wegmans Organic · 8 oz
    e NOVA 3 286 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 21.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  8. 8 Flagship Cheese Sticks

    Flagship Cheese Sticks

    Beecher's
    e NOVA 3 414 kcal 0 g sugar 23.8 g protein 33.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  9. 9 Beer Battered Cheese Sticks

    Beer Battered Cheese Sticks

    Farmrich · 16 oz
    e NOVA 4 364 kcal 2.6 g sugar 13 g protein 23.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  10. 10 Pepper Jack Cheese Sticks

    Pepper Jack Cheese Sticks

    Sunnyside Farms · 9 oz
    e NOVA 3 381 kcal 0 g sugar 23.8 g protein 28.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published cheese sticks on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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