What is the purple Baby Bell?
Mia Phillips
Updated on May 30, 2026
Mini Babybel® with real Cheddar is a delicious, fun, nutritious and convenient snack for both kids and adults. Since its launch in 1977 in France, Mini Babybel® has become an iconic cheese, recognised for its bite size shape, yummy flavour and amusing wax jacket.
What are Red Baby Bells?
Babybel, a semi-hard cheese is made from pasteurised cow milk. It comes in a net bag where each piece features a distinctive, red wax coating. As of now, there are seven flavours offered in the US - Original, Sharp Original, Light, Bonbel, White Cheddar, Cheddar, and Gouda.What are the different baby bells?
Mini Babybel®
- Babybel® Sharp Original Cheese.
- Babybel® Original Cheese.
- Babybel® Light Cheese.
- Babybel® White Cheddar Cheese.
- Babybel® Gouda Cheese.
- Babybel® Mozzarella Style Cheese.
- Babybel® Sharp Original Cheese.
- Babybel® Original Cheese.
What type of cheese is blue Babybel?
Babybels are essentially tiny versions of Edam cheese. Edam, which is of Dutch origin, is a semi-hard cheese that has gentle notes of sweet grassiness and a bit of mild nutiness.Is the Babybel wax edible?
What is Babybel®'s wax made of? The wax we use to coat our products is made of a blend of paraffin and microcrystalline waxes and colouring, which specifically contains no Bisphenol A. It's “food safe” and meets very strict regulatory standards. It poses no health risk if accidentally ingested.Food Factory USA: A Major Effort for Mini Babybel Cheese Wheels | FYI
Why is Babybel in wax?
The red wax is part of its DNA and brings a unique consumption experience. It prevents desiccation or molds and helps preserving the cheese in proper hygienic conditions until consumption. Our cellophane wrapping completes the cheese protection.What is the yellow Babybel?
Mini Babybel® Swiss taste combines the pronounced fruity taste of classic Swiss cheese with the mild taste of Mini Babybel®, all wrapped in a distinctive yellow wax coating.Do Baby Bells melt?
Does Babybel Cheese Melt? Yes! Babybel melts well, but it isn't too runny. You can use it for burgers, sandwiches, fondue, cheese sticks, cordon bleu, and more.What can you do with Baby Bells?
6 surprising Mini Babybel snacks to keep you on a roll
- Ploughman's Snack. Whether you're working in the fields or in reception, a classic ploughman's lunch is the cure to any workplace blues. ...
- Cheese and Fruit Skewer. ...
- Snack Pizza. ...
- Cheese and Peanut Butter. ...
- Cheese and Chilli. ...
- Cheese and Dark Chocolate.