Cheeses of the Netherlands, from least to most processed

We track 26 cheeses of the Netherlands, 12% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Young Gouda.

What makes cheeses of the Netherlands ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of cheeses of the Netherlands that contain each:

Processed food (23)

  1. 1 Young Gouda Milbona · 400g NOVA group 3
  2. 2 Gouda Tesco · 250g NOVA group 3
  3. 3 Edam semi-hard medium fat cheese slices Milbona · 400g NOVA group 3
  4. 4 Dutch Gouda Emporium · 198 g NOVA group 3
  5. 5 Gouda cheese slices Marks & Spencers · 250g NOVA group 3
  6. 6 Edam chees Morrisons · 250g NOVA group 3
  7. 7 Sliced edam Waitrose NOVA group 3
  8. 8 Gouda Slices Sainsbury's · 250g NOVA group 3
  9. 9 Gouda cheese Milbona · 400 g NOVA group 3
  10. 10 Edam Slices Tesco · 250g NOVA group 3
  11. 11 Edam slices Sainsbury's · 250g NOVA group 3
  12. 12 Sliced Gouda Slices Asda · 250g NOVA group 3
  13. 13 Original Leerdammer · 160g NOVA group 3
  14. 14 Gouda Coop · 400 g NOVA group 3
  15. 15 Edamer Coop · 400 g NOVA group 3
  16. 16 Garant Ekologisk skivad Gouda Axfood · 150 g NOVA group 3
  17. 17 Coop Ekologisk Gouda Coop · 200 g (10 x 20 g) NOVA group 3
  18. 18 Edamerost i skivor ICA Basic · 400 g ℮ NOVA group 3
  19. 19 Edamer Arla · 2.547 kg NOVA group 3
  20. 20 Familjefavoriter Svensk Gouda Arla · 1.104 kg NOVA group 3
  21. 21 Goudaost i skivor ICA · 1kg NOVA group 3
  22. 22 Gouda Emborg · 200 g NOVA group 3
  23. 23 Riven Gouda Eldorado · 1kg NOVA group 3

Ultra-processed food (3)

  1. 24 Gouda tierno Milbona · 400 g NOVA group 4
  2. 25 Extra mature gouda Aldi · 180g NOVA group 4
  3. 26 Vintage gouda Lidl · 180 g NOVA group 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.