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These 24 cheese products have ≤2 ingredients — pure or near-pure cheese. Score 100; nothing to process. For mixed forms (savoury, flavoured, ready-prepared), see the ingredient hub linked above.
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Attribute:
1081 verified · 176 estimated · 697 unscored
The score range
Big spread across cheese. Pick the top of the list.
Best
78
Median
58
Worst
0
From verified-NOVA only.
Coverage55% of this category has a verified NOVA score. The rest are estimated from additive count and ingredient length, or hidden until classified.
01
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 1nutri D
58
02
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 1nutri D
58
03
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 2nutri A
58
05
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 1nutri D
58
06
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 2nutri A
58
07
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 1nutri D
58
08
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 1nutri D
58
09
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 2nutri A
58
10
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 2nutri D
58
11
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 2nutri A
58
12
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 1nutri D
58
13
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 2nutri D
58
14
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 1nutri D
58
15
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 2nutri A
58
16
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 2nutri D
58
17
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 2nutri A
58
18
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 2nutri C
58
19
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 1nutri C
58
20
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 2nutri D
58
21
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 1nutri D
58
22
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 2nutri UNKNOWN
58
23
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 1nutri D
58
24
NOVA 3additives 0ingredients 1nutri D
58
Methodology
How we score cheese.
Each product starts at a NOVA baseline (96 / 78 / 58 / 32 for groups 1–4). We deduct 4 points per additive and small amounts for very long ingredient lists. Source: Open Food Facts (ODbL). Where a NOVA group isn't yet recorded, we mark the score "estimated" and dash the dial — we don't fake a verified number.
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