Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Cheddar Cheese

10 of the top 10 cheddar cheese products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The cheddar cheese with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 594 cheddar cheese with complete data.

  1. 1 Protein Cheese Bar

    Protein Cheese Bar

    eatlean
    a NOVA 3 237 kcal 0.5 g sugar 34 g protein 10 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  2. 2 Cheddar cheese

    Cheddar cheese

    Aldi · 7 oz
    b NOVA 3 60 kcal 0 g sugar 3.5 g protein 5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  3. 3 Babybel Light Mini

    Babybel Light Mini

    Babybel · 120 g
    c NOVA 3 210 kcal 0.1 g sugar 25 g protein 12 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  4. 4 Cheddar extra mature

    Cheddar extra mature

    British heritage · 200 g
    c NOVA 3 412 kcal 0.8 g sugar 24 g protein 35.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  5. 5 Extra Mature Cheddar

    Extra Mature Cheddar

    Pilgrims Choice · 350g
    c NOVA 3 416 kcal 0.1 g sugar 25.4 g protein 34.1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  6. 6 Cheese Xtra Mature Cheddar

    Cheese Xtra Mature Cheddar

    Tesco · 350
    c NOVA 3 417 kcal 0.3 g sugar 25.3 g protein 35 g fat

    Also: Vegetarian · No additives

  7. 7 Extra Sharp White Cheddar

    Extra Sharp White Cheddar

    Tillamook · 8 oz
    c NOVA 3 429 kcal 0 g sugar 21.4 g protein 35.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  8. 8 British Cheddar grated

    British Cheddar grated

    Milbona
    c NOVA 3 58 kcal 6.1 g sugar 5 g protein 1.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  9. 9 Sharp Cheddar

    Sharp Cheddar

    Great Value · 16 oz
    c NOVA 3 110 kcal 0 g sugar 6 g protein 9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  10. 10 West contry vintage reserve cheddar

    West contry vintage reserve cheddar

    Sainsbury's · 250 grams
    c NOVA 3 123 kcal 0.5 g sugar 7.5 g protein 10.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published cheddar cheese 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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