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Pasteurized cheeses, from least to most processed

We track 31 pasteurized cheeses, 23% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is French Brie.

What makes pasteurized cheeses ultra-processed

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

Processed food (24)

  1. 1 French Brie Milbona · 200g 3
  2. 2 French Brie Creamfields · 200 g 3
  3. 3 Somerset brie Waitrose · 230 g 3
  4. 4 Greek Feta Cheese Attis · 200 g 3
  5. 5 Milbona Cheese in Brine XXL Milbona · 1 800 g (1 250 g) 3
  6. 6 Feta Chunk President · 8 oz (226 g) 3
  7. 7 Munster La Sapiniere · 200 g 3
  8. 8 Great Value Sliced Mozzarella Great Value · 227 g 3
  9. 9 Salladsost Eldorado · 150g 3
  10. 10 Wernerssons Gräddost Wernersson Ost · 400 g 3
  11. 11 Sliced Pepper Jack Great Value · 227 g 3
  12. 12 Coop Ekologisk Gouda Coop · 200 g (10 x 20 g) 3
  13. 13 Edamerost i skivor ICA Basic · 400 g ℮ 3
  14. 14 ICA Grillost ICA · 200 g e 3
  15. 15 Boursin portions garlic & herbs Boursin · 96 g (6 x 16 g) 3
  16. 16 Halloumi ICA · 200 g 3
  17. 17 Coop X-tra Salladsost Xtra · 545 g (325 g) 3
  18. 18 Garlic & Fine Herbs Spreadable Gourmet Cheese Boursin · 150 g 3
  19. 19 ICA Basic Tärnad salladsost i olja ICA · 300 g (150 g) 3
  20. 20 granarolo Mascarpone Granarolo · 250 g 3
  21. 21 Mozzarella Milbona · 250 gram 3
  22. 22 Mozzarella Cheese Ball Sainsbury's Standard Street Co. · 220 g (125 g) 3
  23. 23 Mozzarella Granarolo · 125 g (220 g) 3
  24. 24 Parmesan Great Value · 170 g 3

Ultra-processed food (7)

  1. 25 Full Fat Soft Cheese Milbona · 200 g 4
  2. 26 Gouda tierno Milbona · 400 g 4
  3. 27 Mildost Kavli · 275g 4
  4. 28 Kavli MildOst Kavli · 400 g 4
  5. 29 vesela kráva sýr Milbona · 300 g (16 x 18,75 g) 4
  6. 30 Fiesta Blend Finely Shredded Monterey Jack, Cheddar Queso Quesadilla and Asadero Cheese Great Value · 227 g 4
  7. 31 Kavli ChampinjonOst Kavli · 275 g 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.