Cherry & Cheese Danish Pastry Smith, Cherry & Cheese Danish
The processing score reflects 66 ingredients, including artificial colors, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, plus 6 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
31 listed · 10 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: MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BENZOATE [A PRESERVATIVE], CITRIC ACID, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA CAROTENE [COLOR], VITAMIN D3, WHEY), SUGAR, WATER, CHERRY FILLING (HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CHERRIES, SUGAR, WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: CITRIC ACID, GELLAN GUM, SODIUM CITRATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, SODIUM BENZOATE [USED AS A PRESERVATIVE], RED 40, BLUE 1), EGGS, CORN SYRUP, OF: NEUFCHATEL CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), PALM OIL, YEAST, SODIUM PROPIONATE, NONFAT DRY MILK, SALT, WHEY, MONOGLYCERIDES, MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE, CALCIUM ACETATE, GLYCERINE, CALCIUM PROPIONATE, FOOD STARCH MODIFIED, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, POTASSIUM SORBATE, ENZYMES, AGAR, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM LACTATE, SOY LECITHIN, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, ASCORBIC ACID.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Cherry & Cheese Danish Pastry Smith, Cherry & Cheese Danish scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Other Additives (Monoglycerides, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Microcrystalline Cellulose, Agar): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Glycerine, 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 Cherry & Cheese Danish Pastry Smith, Cherry & Cheese Danish'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.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Margarine (Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Contains Less Than 2% Of: Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate [A Preservative], Citric Acid, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta Carotene [Color], Vitamin D3, Whey), Palm Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Cherry Filling (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Cherries, Sugar, Water, Modified Food Starch, Contains 2% Or Less Of The Following: Citric Acid, Gellan Gum, Sodium Citrate, Natural Flavor, Sodium Benzoate [Used As A Preservative], Red 40, Blue 1).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Propionate, Calcium Propionate.
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Acetate, Calcium Lactate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Lactic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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