Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Cheese Sticks

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

  3. 3 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

  4. 4 Organic Mozzarella String Cheese

    Organic Mozzarella String Cheese

    Sprouts Farmers Market · 8 oz
    e NOVA 3 286 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 21.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  5. 5 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

  6. 6 Mozzarella Style Sticks

    Mozzarella Style Sticks

    Wholly Veggie!
    d NOVA 4

    Also: Vegan · Vegetarian

  7. 7 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

  8. 8 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

  9. 9 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

  10. 10 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

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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