Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Cheeses Of The Netherlands

10 of the top 10 cheeses of the netherlands products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The cheeses of the netherlands with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 74 cheeses of the netherlands with complete data.

  1. 1 Formaggio Emmental Bavarese a fette

    Formaggio Emmental Bavarese a fette

    · 140 g
    c NOVA 3 377 kcal 0.1 g sugar 29 g protein 29 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  2. 2 Leerdammer maxi portion

    Leerdammer maxi portion

    Leerdammer · 500 g
    d NOVA 3 356 kcal 0.1 g sugar 27 g protein 27.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian

  3. 3 Original

    Original

    Leerdammer · 160g
    d NOVA 3 371 kcal 0.1 g sugar 26 g protein 28 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  4. 4 Léger

    Léger

    Leerdammer · 160 g
    d NOVA 3 262 kcal 0.1 g sugar 29.5 g protein 16 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  5. 5 Ziegenkäse

    Ziegenkäse

    Gutes Land · 150 g
    d NOVA 3 388 kcal 0 g sugar 21.4 g protein 33.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  6. 6 Lightlife

    Lightlife

    Leerdammer · 200g
    d NOVA 3 262 kcal 0 g sugar 29.5 g protein 16 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  7. 7 Leerdammer original

    Leerdammer original

    Leerdammer
    d NOVA 3 356 kcal 0.5 g sugar 27 g protein 27.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  8. 8 Mini gouda

    Mini gouda

    Carrefour · 120 g (6 x 20 g)
    d NOVA 3 370 kcal 0 g sugar 25 g protein 30 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  9. 9 Gouda Jung

    Gouda Jung

    Gutes Land · 400g
    d NOVA 3 337 kcal 0.5 g sugar 23 g protein 27 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  10. 10 REWE Bio-Gouda

    REWE Bio-Gouda

    REWE · 150g
    d NOVA 3 407 kcal 0 g sugar 26 g protein 33.7 g fat

    Also: No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published cheeses of the netherlands 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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