Italian cheeses, from least to most processed

We track 153 italian cheeses, 11% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Parmigiano Reggiano.

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What makes italian cheeses ultra-processed

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

Processed food (136)

  1. 1 Parmigiano Reggiano Specially Selected NOVA group 3
  2. 2 Parmigiano Reggiano PDO Deluxe · 200g NOVA group 3
  3. 3 Parmigiano Reggiano Tesco finest NOVA group 3
  4. 4 Mozzarella Slices Tesco · 250g NOVA group 3
  5. 5 Parmesan Marks & Spencer · 200 g NOVA group 3
  6. 6 Mozzarella Slices Asda · 220g NOVA group 3
  7. 7 Parmigiano Reggiano Morrisons · 100 g NOVA group 3
  8. 8 Mozzarella Mild and Creamy Emporium · 250 g NOVA group 3
  9. 9 Sliced Mozzarella Essential Waitrose & Partners · 250 g NOVA group 3
  10. 10 Mozzarella Grated Tesco · 250g NOVA group 3
  11. 11 Parmigiano Reggiano Tesco · 200g NOVA group 3
  12. 12 Mozzarella Grated Emporium · 250 g NOVA group 3
  13. 13 Taste the Difference Mozzarella di Bufala Campana D.O.P. Sainsbury's · 125 g NOVA group 3
  14. 14 Mozzarella di bufala Sainsburys NOVA group 3
  15. 15 Grated Mozzarella M&S · 250g NOVA group 3
  16. 16 Grated Mozzarella Cheese Valley Spire · 250 g NOVA group 3
  17. 17 Grated Parmigiano Reggiano DOP Sainsbury's · 120g NOVA group 3
  18. 18 Grated Parmigiano Reggiano DOP medium fat hard cheese Sainsbury's NOVA group 3
  19. 19 Mozzarella Morrisons · 240 g NOVA group 3
  20. 20 Italian burrata Marks & spencer NOVA group 3
  21. 21 Italian hard cheese Sainsburys NOVA group 3
  22. 22 SO Organic Parmigiano Reggiano D.O.P. Sainsbury’s · 200g NOVA group 3
  23. 23 Grated mozzarella Waitrose NOVA group 3
  24. 24 Shaved Parmigiano Reggiano D.O.P. Sainsbury's · 80 g NOVA group 3
  25. 25 Parmigiano Reggiano PDO Medium Fat Hard Cheese Taste the difference · 200 g NOVA group 3
  26. 26 Parmigiano reggiano Emporium · 80 g NOVA group 3
  27. 27 Grated Mozzarella Everyday Essentials NOVA group 3
  28. 28 Pecorino Romano 6 mesi Zeta · 150 g NOVA group 3
  29. 29 Parmigiano Reggiano D.O.P Sainsbury's · 200 g NOVA group 3
  30. 30 Parmesan Belgioioso · 28 g NOVA group 3
  31. 31 Tesco Ricotta 250G Tesco · 250 g NOVA group 3
  32. 32 Grated Mozzarella Asda · 250g NOVA group 3
  33. 33 hard cheese Asda · 170 g NOVA group 3
  34. 34 Grated Mozzarella Co Op · 250 g NOVA group 3
  35. 35 Parmigianino Reggiano Trentin NOVA group 3
  36. 36 Grated Parmesan Cheese 365 Whole Foods Market · 5 oz NOVA group 3
  37. 37 Färskriven pecorino Zeta · 100 g NOVA group 3
  38. 38 Coop Ricotta Färskost Alival · 250 g NOVA group 3
  39. 39 Parmigiano Reggiano 22 mesi Coop · 150 g NOVA group 3
  40. 40 Parmigiano Reggiano 30 mesi Coop · 125 g NOVA group 3

Showing the first 40 of 136. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Ultra-processed food (17)

  1. 137 Mozzarella Pizza Saputo · 500 grams NOVA group 4
  2. 138 Pizza Mozzarella Armstrong · 400g NOVA group 4
  3. 139 Ricotta Emporium · 240g NOVA group 4
  4. 140 Ricotta Co Op · 250 g NOVA group 4
  5. 141 Finely Shredded Mozzarella Organic Valley · 170g NOVA group 4
  6. 142 Ricotta Zeta · 250 g NOVA group 4
  7. 143 Ricotta Sainsbury's · 250g NOVA group 4
  8. 144 Burrata Garant NOVA group 4
  9. 145 Ricotta Coles NOVA group 4
  10. 146 Parmesan Kraft · 680 g NOVA group 4
  11. 147 Mozzarella Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese 365 Whole Foods Market NOVA group 4
  12. 148 Low Moisture Part Skim Shredded Mozzarella Cheese Kirkland Signature · 2.5 lb NOVA group 4
  13. 149 Shredded Lite Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese Trader Joe's · 12 oz NOVA group 4
  14. 150 Parmesan Romano & Asiago Grated Cheeses Meijer · 8 oz (226g) NOVA group 4
  15. 151 Mozzarella Shredded Coles · 700g NOVA group 4
  16. 152 10 Mozzarella Slices Sainsbury's · 250g NOVA group 4
  17. 153 Ricotta Cheese Galbani · 15 oz 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.