Cheese Danish Coffee Cake
The processing score reflects 84 ingredients, including artificial colors, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, plus 6 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high saturated fat.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
40 listed · 11 flagged for reviewENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MARGARINE (PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF EACH OF VEGETABLE MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BENZOATE [A PRESERVATIVE], CITRIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED, BETA CAROTENE [COLOR], WHEY, VITAMIN D), STRAWBERRY FILLING (STRAWBERRIES, WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, CORN SYRUP, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SODIUM BENZOATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE [AS PRESERVATIVES], LOCUST BEAN GUM, SODIUM CITRATE, XANTHAN GUM, RED 40, BLUE 1, SALT, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM SULFATE), WATER, SUGAR, WHOLE EGGS, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, MILK, NEUFCHATEL CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), HYDRATED MONOGLYCERIDE (WATER, MONOGLYCERIDES), OF: CORN SYRUP, YEAST, PALM OIL, NONFAT MILK, SALT, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CHEESE CULTURE, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, TAPIOCA DEXTRIN, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CAROB BEAN GUM, LACTIC ACID, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, CASEIN, CITRIC ACID, SOYBEAN OIL, WHEY, DEXTROSE, AGAR, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CALCIUM LACTATE, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, CELLULOSE GUM, SOY LECITHIN, ENZYMES, XANTHAN GUM, ASCORBIC ACID, APOCAROTENAL, POTASSIUM SORBATE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Cheese Danish Coffee Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Of: Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Other Additives (Hydrated Monoglyceride (Water, Monoglycerides), Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Milk Protein Concentrate, Casein): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Microcrystalline Cellulose, Carob Bean Gum, Agar, +2 more): Industrial stabilizers common in 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 Cheese Danish Coffee Cake'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.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Industrial EnzymesUPF marker
In this product: Enzymes.
Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Margarine (Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Contains Less Than 2% Of Each Of Vegetable Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate [A Preservative], Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate Added, Beta Carotene [Color], Whey, Vitamin D), Palm Oil, Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Strawberry Filling (Strawberries, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sugar, Food Starch-Modified, Corn Syrup, Propylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate [As Preservatives], Locust Bean Gum, Sodium Citrate, Xanthan Gum, Red 40, Blue 1, Salt, Lactic Acid, Sodium Sulfate), Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Lactic Acid, Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate.
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
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