Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Hard Cheeses

10 of the top 10 hard cheeses products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The hard cheeses with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 44 hard cheeses with complete data.

  1. 1 President batonnets a croquer emmental 8x18g

    President batonnets a croquer emmental 8x18g

    President · 144 g
    c NOVA 3 369 kcal 0.5 g sugar 27 g protein 29 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  2. 2 PRÉSIDENT 6 MINI EMMENTAL 6X20g

    PRÉSIDENT 6 MINI EMMENTAL 6X20g

    President · 120 g
    c NOVA 3 369 kcal 0.5 g sugar 27 g protein 29 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  3. 3 Gutsdammer Käse

    Gutsdammer Käse

    Meine Käsetheke · 350g
    c NOVA 3 359 kcal 0.1 g sugar 29 g protein 27 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  4. 4 Norvegia Proteinrik

    Norvegia Proteinrik

    Tine · 0.5 kg
    c NOVA 3 268 kcal 0 g sugar 31 g protein 16 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  5. 5 Meule de savoie

    Meule de savoie

    c NOVA 3 410 kcal 0.5 g sugar 26 g protein 24 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  6. 6 Meule fruitée

    Meule fruitée

    Chêne d'argent · 350 g
    d NOVA 3 428 kcal 0.5 g sugar 27 g protein 35 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian · No additives

  7. 7 Meule fruitée

    Meule fruitée

    Le Cavalier · 350 g
    d NOVA 3 423 kcal 0.5 g sugar 27 g protein 35 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  8. 8 Meule Fruitée

    Meule Fruitée

    Marque Repère · 220 g
    d NOVA 3 429 kcal 0.5 g sugar 27 g protein 35 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  9. 9 Käse Morião

    Käse Morião

    d NOVA 3 433 kcal 1.1 g sugar 24 g protein 37 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  10. 10 Meule Fruitée

    Meule Fruitée

    Lidl · 150 g
    d NOVA 3 428 kcal 0.5 g sugar 27 g protein 35 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published hard 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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