Cheesecake, Salted Caramel
The processing score reflects 82 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, preservatives, ingredients listed as artificial, plus 4 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat. It also contains trans fat.
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Ingredients
27 listed · 13 flagged for reviewCREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, STABILIZERS [CAROB BEAN GUM, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM]), CARAMEL SPREAD (CORN SYRUP, SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK [MILK, SUGAR], WATER, PALM OIL, CREAM, GLYCERIN, PECTIN, SALT, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CARRAGEENAN, POTASSIUM SORBATE), SUGAR, WATER, HONEY GRAHAM CRUMBS (UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, GRAHAM FLOUR, SUGAR, PALM, AND PALM KERNEL OIL, MOLASSES, HONEY, SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE), WHOLE EGGS WITH CITRIC ACID (AS PRESERVATIVE), SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, LOCUST BEAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE [PRESERVATIVE]), MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SALT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL BUTTER FLAVOR, COLORED WITH ANNATTO, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [AS PRESERVATIVE], VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED), CORN STARCH, DARK BROWN SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVORS, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CARAMEL COLOR, CREAM, MILK, SALT, LACTIC ACID, ORANGE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (WATER, ORANGE JUICE CONCENTRATE), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS [MILK, SUGAR, SALT], LEMON JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (WATER, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, SODIUM BISULFITE AND SODIUM BENZOATE [AS PRESERVATIVES], LEMON OIL), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SPICE, XANTHAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE [PRESERVATIVE], ENZYMES, CHEESE CULTURE, SOY LECITHIN.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Cheesecake, Salted Caramel scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate [Preservative]): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Whey Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Within Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts, this product is more processed than about 38% of the 14,928 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, Salted Caramel'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.
- Industrial EnzymesUPF marker
In this product: Enzymes.
Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Soy Lecithin.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Caramel Spread (Corn Syrup, Sweetened Condensed Milk [Milk, Sugar], Water, Palm Oil, Cream, Glycerin, Pectin, Salt, Disodium Phosphate, Soy Lecithin, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Carrageenan, Potassium Sorbate), Sugar, Honey Graham Crumbs (Unbleached Wheat Flour, Graham Flour, Sugar, Palm, And Palm Kernel Oil, Molasses, Honey, Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate), Dark Brown Sugar, and 1 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Whole Eggs With Citric Acid (As Preservative), Lactic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Mono And Diglycerides, Artificial Butter Flavor, Colored With Annatto, Calcium Disodium Edta [As Preservative], Vitamin A Palmitate Added).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Caramel Color.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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