Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Portuguese Cheeses

10 of the top 10 portuguese cheeses products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The portuguese cheeses with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 72 portuguese cheeses with complete data.

  1. 1 Queijo Fresco Light

    Queijo Fresco Light

    Hacendado · 200 g
    a NOVA 3 105 kcal 1 g sugar 13 g protein 4.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  2. 2 Queijo Fresco Magro

    Queijo Fresco Magro

    Hacendado · 85 g
    a NOVA 3 105 kcal 1 g sugar 12.9 g protein 4.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  3. 3 Queijo Fresco magro

    Queijo Fresco magro

    Montiqueijo · 85 g
    a NOVA 3 79 kcal 3.4 g sugar 12 g protein 1.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  4. 4 Queijo Fresco Magro

    Queijo Fresco Magro

    Nosso Queijo · 200 g
    a NOVA 3 79 kcal 3.4 g sugar 12 g protein 1.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  5. 5 Queijo Fresco Pasteurizado Magro

    Queijo Fresco Pasteurizado Magro

    Queijos Santiago · 80 g
    b NOVA 3 92 kcal 7 g sugar 12 g protein 1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  6. 6 Queijo Fresco Pasteurizado

    Queijo Fresco Pasteurizado

    Santa Clara · 100 g
    c NOVA 3 135 kcal 4 g sugar 11.6 g protein 6.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  7. 7 Requeijão Ovelha

    Requeijão Ovelha

    Pleno Sabor · 250 g
    c NOVA 3 109 kcal 2.5 g sugar 7.8 g protein 6.3 g fat

    Also: No additives

  8. 8 Queijo Fresco meio gordo

    Queijo Fresco meio gordo

    Hacendado
    c NOVA 3 177 kcal 1.3 g sugar 14.1 g protein 12.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  9. 9 Queijo Fresco Pasteurizado Meio Gordo

    Queijo Fresco Pasteurizado Meio Gordo

    Queijos Santiago · 80 g
    c NOVA 3 137 kcal 6 g sugar 12 g protein 6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  10. 10 Queijo Fresco Pasteurizado Cabra

    Queijo Fresco Pasteurizado Cabra

    Queijos Santiago · 130 g
    c NOVA 3 186 kcal 3 g sugar 11 g protein 14 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published portuguese 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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