Ranking · United States
Healthiest cow cheeses
The 20 best-scoring cow cheeses 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
Ranked by score
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Organic sharp cheddar 365 Score 97 out of 100 Excellent -
Sliced Havarti Cheese Sargento · 7 oz Score 91 out of 100 Excellent -
Le Gruyère AOP Emmi · 6 oz (170 g) Score 91 out of 100 Excellent -
Cheddar cheese Aldi · 7 oz Score 91 out of 100 Excellent -
Shredded sharp cheddar cheese Great Value · 6 oz Score 90 out of 100 Excellent -
Sharp Extra Light Natural Vermont Cheddar Cheese Cabot · 8 oz Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects Score 90 out of 100 Excellent -
Irish cheddar Boar's Head · 7 oz Score 89 out of 100 Excellent -
Extra sharp cheddar cheese Good & Gather · 7 oz Score 89 out of 100 Excellent -
Aged Cheese Snacks Kerrygold · 6 oz Score 89 out of 100 Excellent -
Medium White Cheddar Tillamook · 8 oz Score 89 out of 100 Excellent -
Havarti cheese Andrew & Everett · 7 oz Score 89 out of 100 Excellent -
Creek cheddar cheese with gruyere notes Black Creek · 7 oz Score 89 out of 100 Excellent -
Cotija Part Skim Milk Cheese Cacique No additives Score 88 out of 100 Excellent -
Fine Cut Sharp Cheddar Cheese Good & Gather · 8 oz (226 g) No synthetic dyes Score 86 out of 100 Excellent -
Mild Cheddar Great Value · 32 oz No synthetic dyes Score 84 out of 100 Excellent -
Hickory smoked cheddar Whole Foods Market · 8 oz Ultra-processedCertified organicNo synthetic dyes Score 84 out of 100 Excellent -
Reduced Fat Mild Cheddar Good & Gather Ultra-processedNo synthetic dyes Score 81 out of 100 Excellent -
Sharp Cheddar organic Whole Foods Market · 8 oz Ultra-processedCertified organic Score 81 out of 100 Excellent -
Gouda Cheese Lidl Ultra-processedNo synthetic dyes Score 80 out of 100 Excellent -
Gouda Sliced Gouda Cheese Sargento · 7 oz (198 g) 10 slices Ultra-processedNo synthetic dyes Score 80 out of 100 Excellent
Most-scanned cow cheeses
How the cow cheeses products people scan most often in the US compare, most scanned first. 64 have a page on GoodSwap; these are the 24 people scan most.
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Cheddar Cheese Cabot Creamery · 8 oz Score 79 out of 100 Good -
Provolone deli-sliced cheese Happy Farms by ALDI · 8 oz Score 79 out of 100 Good -
Pirate& booty aged white cheddar puffs Pirate's Booty · 4 oz Score 66 out of 100 Good -
New York White Cheddar Cheese Emporium Selection · 283 g Score 79 out of 100 Good -
Sharp Cheddar Sliced Cheddar Cheese Sargento · 21 g Score 76 out of 100 Good -
Medium Cheddar Cheddar Cheese Tillamook · 8 oz Score 79 out of 100 Good -
Reserve Cheddar Cheese Kerrygold · 7 oz Score 79 out of 100 Good -
Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese Cabot Creamery · 8 oz Score 79 out of 100 Good -
Extra Sharp White Cheddar Tillamook · 8 oz Score 79 out of 100 Good -
Gruyere Aop Cheese Emmi · 16 oz Score 79 out of 100 Good -
Triple Cheddar Blend Farmstyle Shreds Tillamook · 8 oz Score 64 out of 100 Good -
Medium Cheddar Tillamook Score 77 out of 100 Good -
Sliced Sharp Cheddar Cheese Trader Joe's · 12 oz (340 g) Score 78 out of 100 Good -
Medium Cheddar Cheese Tillamook · 1 Score 76 out of 100 Good -
Extra Sharp Cheddar Tillamook Score 79 out of 100 Good -
4 State Cheddar Sargento · 212 g Score 72 out of 100 Good -
Easy Cheese Cheddar Nabisco · 8 oz (226 g) Score 63 out of 100 Good -
Medium Cheddar Tillamook · 2.5 lb/1.13 kg Score 76 out of 100 Good -
New York Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese Adams Reserve · 44 slices, 2 lb, 907 g Score 76 out of 100 Good -
Sharp White Cheddar Tillamook · 7.5 oz Score 79 out of 100 Good -
Ultra Thin Provolone Natural Cheese Sargento · 32 g Score 73 out of 100 Good -
Sharp Cheddar Great Value · 16 oz Score 79 out of 100 Good -
Sharp Cheddar finely shredded cheese Happy Farms by ALDI · 336 g Score 73 out of 100 Good -
Fat Free Natural Cheddar Cheese Kraft · 7 oz/198 g Score 25 out of 100 Poor
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.