Better Than Cream Cheese Plain

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Better Than Cream Cheese Plain scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate (Added As A Preservative)): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Plant Proteins (Isolated Soy Protein): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Locust Bean And Guar Gums): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Cheese, this product is more processed than about 78% of the 19,171 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 Better Than Cream Cheese Plain'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Maltodextrin, Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Nondairy Lactic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.