Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed German Cheeses

10 of the top 10 german cheeses products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The german cheeses with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 42 german cheeses with complete data.

  1. 1 Emmentaler 45 % Fett i. Tr.

    Emmentaler 45 % Fett i. Tr.

    REWE Bio · 150 g
    c NOVA 3 395 kcal 0 g sugar 29 g protein 31 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  2. 2 Emmentaler

    Emmentaler

    Leckerrom · 400g
    c NOVA 3 388 kcal 0.1 g sugar 30.5 g protein 29.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  3. 3 Allgäuer Emmentaler

    Allgäuer Emmentaler

    Real · 150 g
    c NOVA 3 375 kcal 0.1 g sugar 29 g protein 29 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  4. 4 Bauerngarten BLACK LINE

    Bauerngarten BLACK LINE

    Bauerngarten
    c NOVA 3 419 kcal 0.1 g sugar 26 g protein 35 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  5. 5 Allgäuer Emmentaler in Scheiben

    Allgäuer Emmentaler in Scheiben

    Edeka Bio · 125 g
    d NOVA 3 378 kcal 0 g sugar 28.7 g protein 29.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  6. 6 Altenburger Ziegenkäse

    Altenburger Ziegenkäse

    Der Grüne Altenburger · 250g
    d NOVA 3 231 kcal 0.1 g sugar 24 g protein 15 g fat

    Also: No additives

  7. 7 Bio Emmentaler

    Bio Emmentaler

    Edeka · 1pcs
    d NOVA 3 378 kcal 0 g sugar 28.7 g protein 29.2 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  8. 8 Obazda Rostzwiebel

    Obazda Rostzwiebel

    Alpenhain · 125 g
    d NOVA 3 303 kcal 1.2 g sugar 12 g protein 27 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  9. 9 Butterkäse

    Butterkäse

    Edeka · 200 g
    d NOVA 3 388 kcal 0 g sugar 26 g protein 31.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  10. 10 Bayrischer Alpenweichkäse

    Bayrischer Alpenweichkäse

    Meine Käsetheke · 350 g
    d NOVA 3 444 kcal 0.5 g sugar 12 g protein 44 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published german 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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