Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed French Cheeses

10 of the top 10 french cheeses products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The french cheeses with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 150 french cheeses with complete data.

  1. 1 Emmental Portion

    Emmental Portion

    Pâturages · 250 g
    c NOVA 3 389 kcal 0.5 g sugar 27.5 g protein 31 g fat

    Also: No additives

  2. 2 Saint-Félicien Pauvre en sodium

    Saint-Félicien Pauvre en sodium

    Etoile du Vercors · 180 g
    c NOVA 3 301 kcal 0.5 g sugar 14 g protein 27 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  3. 3 Emmental français au lait cru

    Emmental français au lait cru

    Franprix · 250 g
    c NOVA 3 396 kcal 0 g sugar 27 g protein 32 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  4. 4 Französischer Weichkä mit joghurtkulturen

    Französischer Weichkä mit joghurtkulturen

    chene · 200g
    c NOVA 3 224 kcal 1 g sugar 20 g protein 16 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  5. 5 Brocciu frais tradition

    Brocciu frais tradition

    Antoine Ottavi
    c NOVA 3 145 kcal 3.6 g sugar 7 g protein 11.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  6. 6 Saint Félicien Allégé

    Saint Félicien Allégé

    Lactalis · 150g
    c NOVA 3 190 kcal 1.7 g sugar 24 g protein 9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  7. 7 Emmental Bio

    Emmental Bio

    Lis D’or
    c NOVA 3 391 kcal 0.5 g sugar 29 g protein 30 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  8. 8 Baratine chèvre

    Baratine chèvre

    Fromagerie de l'Orzon · 100 g
    c NOVA 3 451 kcal 2.8 g sugar 26.9 g protein 35.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  9. 9 Emmental

    Emmental

    Hacendado · 350 g
    d NOVA 3 370 kcal 0.5 g sugar 27 g protein 29 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  10. 10 Saint Félicien

    Saint Félicien

    Lidl · 180 g
    d NOVA 3 268 kcal 0.5 g sugar 12 g protein 25 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published french cheeses 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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