Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Cheese Substitutes

5 of the top 10 cheese substitutes products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The cheese substitutes with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 413 cheese substitutes with complete data.

  1. 1 Vrie

    Vrie

    vacka
    c NOVA 1 186 kcal 0.9 g sugar 2.7 g protein 15.9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  2. 2 Fromage végétal aux noix de cajou et herbes de provence

    Fromage végétal aux noix de cajou et herbes de provence

    Happy Cheeze
    c NOVA 1 300 kcal 3.7 g sugar 11 g protein 23 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  3. 3 Le Germain

    Le Germain

    les nouveaux affineurs · 120 g
    d NOVA 1 377 kcal 0.5 g sugar 14 g protein 29 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  4. 4 Fromage végétal

    Fromage végétal

    · 150 g
    d NOVA 1 373 kcal 0.2 g sugar 14.4 g protein 31.7 g fat

    Also: Vegan · Vegetarian · No additives

  5. 5 Happy White

    Happy White

    Happy Cheese
    d NOVA 1 373 kcal 0.2 g sugar 14.4 g protein 31.7 g fat

    Also: Vegan · Vegetarian · No additives

  6. 6 Nut Cheese

    Nut Cheese

    Mom‘s kitchen · 115 g
    a NOVA 3 374 kcal 0 g sugar 5.4 g protein 34.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  7. 7 Feto

    Feto

    Tukan · 200 g
    b NOVA 3 146 kcal 0.5 g sugar 16 g protein 8.1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  8. 8 Esto no es un queso cremoso

    Esto no es un queso cremoso

    Mommus · 190 g
    b NOVA 3 245 kcal 0.9 g sugar 9.4 g protein 20.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  9. 9 Pois chiche et bousin ail et fines herbes

    Pois chiche et bousin ail et fines herbes

    Boursin · 160 g
    c NOVA 3 241 kcal 1 g sugar 6.5 g protein 19.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  10. 10 Bio-Vergano

    Bio-Vergano

    Vega Vita
    c NOVA 3 202 kcal 0 g sugar 1.2 g protein 18 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

How we built this list

We ranked all published cheese substitutes 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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