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Healthiest cheese substitutes

The 20 best-scoring cheese substitutes products sold in the US, ranked by GoodSwap score. Every score comes with a receipt, and brands can’t pay for a place.

Catalog of Oct 11, 2026 · score v1.3.0 · kb 2026.10.11 · How this ranking works

  1. Misha's Kind Foods Joi Non-Dairy Cheese Joi Non-Dairy Cheese Misha's Kind Foods · 8 oz/236 g Seed-oil free 93 Excellent
  2. Misha’s French Connection Non-Dairy Cheese French Connection Non-Dairy Cheese Misha’s · 8 oz Seed-oil free 89 Excellent
  3. Vtopian Artisan Cheeses Smokey Cheddar Smokey Cheddar Vtopian Artisan Cheeses · 184 g 79 Good
  4. Sprouts Farmers Market Mozzarella Low Moisture Part-Skim Shredded Mozzarella Low Moisture Part-Skim Shredded Sprouts Farmers Market · 8 oz High in saltHigh in saturated fat 79 Good
  5. Violife Just Like Cream Cheese Cheddar Just Like Cream Cheese Cheddar Violife · 7.05 oz/200 g High in saturated fatSeed-oil freeNo synthetic dyes 79 Good
  6. Chao Creamery Creamy Original Slices Creamy Original Slices Chao Creamery · 200 g Ultra-processedSeed-oil freeNo synthetic dyes 74 Good
  7. Credo Foods Cashew Queso Original Medium Cashew Queso Original Medium Credo Foods · 9 oz Ultra-processedNo synthetic dyes 74 Good
  8. Violife just like FETA just like FETA Violife · 230 g Ultra-processedHigh in saturated fatSeed-oil free 72 Good
  9. Trader Joe's Mozzarella style shreds Mozzarella style shreds Trader Joe's Ultra-processedContains seed oils 71 Good
  10. Amazon Fresh Plant-Based Cheese Mozzarella Shreds Plant-Based Cheese Mozzarella Shreds Amazon Fresh · 27 g Ultra-processedHigh in saltHigh in saturated fat 67 Good
  11. Audi’s Earth Grown Vegan Mozzarella Cheese Alternative Audi’s Earth Grown Vegan Mazzarlla Cheese Alternative Audi’s Earth Grown Vegan Mazzarlla Cheese Alternative Audi’s Earth Grown Vegan Mozzarella Cheese Alternative · 8 oz Ultra-processedSeed-oil free 66 Good
  12. Field Roast Vegan chao slices Vegan chao slices Field Roast · 10 slices Ultra-processedHigh in saltHigh in saturated fat 63 Good
  13. Lisanatti Foods Jalapeno Jack Style The Good Health Cheese Alternative Jalapeno Jack Style The Good Health Cheese Alternative Lisanatti Foods · 28 g Ultra-processedHigh in saltContains seed oils 63 Good
  14. Daiya Cheddar Style Slices Cheddar Style Slices Daiya Ultra-processedContains seed oilsNo synthetic dyes 63 Good
  15. Daiya Cheddar Shreds Cheddar Shreds Daiya · 7.1 oz (200 g) Ultra-processedContains seed oilsNo synthetic dyes 62 Good
  16. Miyoko's Creamery Vegan pizza mozzarella Vegan pizza mozzarella Miyoko's Creamery · 16 oz (454 g) Ultra-processedHigh in saltContains seed oils 62 Good
  17. Miyoko's Plant Based Sundried Tomato Cheese Spread Plant Based Sundried Tomato Cheese Spread Miyoko's · 8 oz Ultra-processedHigh in saturated fatContains seed oils 59 Okay
  18. 365 Whole Foods Market Plant-Based Mozzarella-Style Plant-Based Mozzarella-Style 365 Whole Foods Market · 8 oz Ultra-processedHigh in saltHigh in saturated fat 59 Okay
  19. Esti Plant based mozzarella Plant based mozzarella Esti · 7 oz High in saltHigh in saturated fatSeed-oil free 59 Okay
  20. Open Nature Chives & Onions Non-Dairy Cream Cheese Alternative Chives & Onions Non-Dairy Cream Cheese Alternative Open Nature · 226 g Ultra-processedHigh in saturated fatSeed-oil free 57 Okay

How the cheese substitutes products people scan most often in the US compare, most scanned first.

How this ranking works

Products are ordered by their GoodSwap score, the same 0–100 score and receipt the app shows: ingredients, processing and nutrition, with every point tied to a source. Only products sold in the US whose score has medium or high confidence are ranked, and a tie goes to the more-scanned product. A score can change when a recipe or our published method changes; each product page shows the versions behind its number.

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