Cheesecake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cheesecake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Natural Flavors (Vanilla, Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Cakes & Pastries, this product is more processed than about 16% of the 11,919 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Cheesecake's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Crushed Pineapple (Pineapple Juice, Sugar, Graham Crackers (Unbleached Unenriched Wheat Flour, Graham Flour, Sugar, Palm And Palm Kernel Oil, Molasses, Honey, Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate), Eggs, Coconut Flakes (Desiccated Coconut Processed With Sugar, Water, Propylene Glycol, Salt, Sodium Metabisulfite [Preservative]), Sour Cream (Cultured Cream, Food Starch-Modified, Sodium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Locust Bean Gum, Potassium Sorbate), Margarine, Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Mono And Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor, Annatto [Color], Calcium Disodium Edta Vitamin A Palmitate Added).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Brown Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.