10 Best Cheese for Pizza in India 2021 - Buying Guide Reviewed By Food Blogger/Reviewer

Amul's mozzarella cheese is known for its superb stretchability that forms strings when you pull a slice from a whole pizza. Since it is dipped in brine, which is saltwater, to increase shelf life and prevent bacteria growth, the cheese will have a slightly salty taste.

There are 260 calories per 100 grams of this cheese, and it has got a shelf life of six months. You can bake mozzarella cheese along with the other ingredients on a pizza or garnish it on top. Customer reviews show that the quality and quantity is much better than the mozzarella cheeses of other brands in the market.

Milky mist cheddar cheese is made from cow's milk and has very little moisture content, making it dry, crumbly, and difficult to melt. You can bake cheddar with other ingredients like olives, tomatoes, and jalapenos to make delicious veg or non-veg pizzas.

The product has a got a tangy, salty, and nutty flavor to it. Make sure to keep the product under refrigeration to prevent any mold growth on it. The number of calories is 364 per 100 grams, and the shelf life is 12 months.

Fresho Signature's parmesan cheese is aged to enhance its fruity/nutty flavor. It is available as a block, grated or diced. Parmesan is best used as a garnish on top of pizza since exposure to heat may destroy its savory flavor.

You can garnish parmesan on top of pepperoni or chicken pizza or use it to make pizza sauce for baking. There is a total of 398 calories per 100 grams of this cheese, and it has a shelf life of five days. 

MOOZ's mozzarella and cheddar pizza cheese blend gives the perfect meltability and stretchability you desire. The cheese will combine well with other ingredients when you bake the pizza and give you long strands when you pull a slice from it.

Make sure not to add too much salt to your pizza dough or sauce since the cheese already has salt in it from the processing it has gone through to increase its shelf life. You don't have to buy mozzarella and cheddar separately since this pizza cheese provides the qualities of both.

Westland's gorgonzola is a blue-veined cheese made from cow's whole milk. The addition of Penicillium, which is a type of fungi, during the cheese-making process causes mold growth, creating blue veins on the cheese. This mold type doesn't cause any health problems, so you don't have to worry about it.

You can use this cheese on your pizza to give it mild hints of hazelnut. The aging process makes it crumbly but melts evenly, and the flavors intensify as you eat the pizza. A 100 grams of Westland's gorgonzola cheese has 368 calories and shelf life of four weeks.

Glac goat cheese may not melt as easily as other cheese varieties, but the tangy flavor surely adds a unique twist to the classic pepperoni and chicken pizzas. You can sprinkle tiny blobs of goat cheese on top of your pizza to give it a random savory flavor with every bite.

It goes well with milder vegetables like peppers and aromatic seasonings like oregano and paprika. Since the flavors of goat cheese can stay on your mouth, it is best to use it in moderation on your pizza.

Arla's gouda cheese makes your pulled pork or barbeque pizza delicious. Since it comes as slices, you can even use it in your sandwich and burger if you are not baking pizza. The buttery sweet flavor gives your pizza a unique taste, whether it's veg or non-veg.

One of the main ingredients in this cheese is salt that increases its shelf life, so adjust the amount of salt you add to other ingredients appropriately. The shelf life of this product is nine months with 530 calories per 150 grams pack.

Fresho Signature swiss gruyere cheese melts easily and gives a savory flavor to your pizza. The pizza will have a sweet flavor at the beginning that changes to a slightly nutty/earthy flavor as the cheese lingers in your mouth.

You can combine other cheese varieties like mozzarella and cheddar to get a stretchy pizza with gruyere's unique flavors. It also goes well with baked vegetables, meat, and cheese pizza sauces. The calorie count is 399 per 100 grams, and the shelf life is five days.

MOOZ's ricotta cheese is a soft cheese with a granular texture. It is a popular ingredient in white pizza sauces as a substitute for tomatoes. The semi-sweet, nutty flavor goes well when blended with other cheese varieties like mozzarella, gruyere, and gorgonzola.

The flavors of ricotta go well with chicken, shrimp, and vegetables. You can make delicious spinach, garlic, and broccoli pizza with ricotta cheese as one of the base ingredients. The product has a shelf life of 45 days with 184 calories per 150 grams pack.

Compared to other cheese types, ricotta has the least amount of protein in it. If you are trying to bake a healthy, low-calorie pizza, ricotta cheese may not be the one you want.

Urban Platter's vegan parmesan cheese suits best for the lactose intolerant and vegans. The animal milk substitute used in this product is cashew milk with coconut oil acting as a thickener to achieve cheese-like consistency.

It may not taste like parmesan cheese made with dairy milk, and the saturated fats present in coconut oil can increase blood cholesterol levels leading to heart diseases. Two key ingredients in this cheese are potato starch and corn starch that digests easily and causes sudden spikes in blood sugar levels. So if you are diabetic, you may have to stay away from this product.