Cheese Danish
Processing Score
18.7Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
1.5/10Poor
The processing score reflects 71 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, preservatives, modified ingredients, plus 3 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
Nutrition Highlights
Good Protein Source
Nutrient Alerts
High SugarHigh Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
085264791604
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size113 g
Amount per serving
Calories
430
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17g
22%
Saturated Fat 9g
45%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 10mg
3%
Sodium 360mg
16%
Total Carbohydrate 62g
23%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Total Sugars 35g
Protein 6g
Calcium 300mg
23%
Iron 1.8mg
10%
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Ingredients
48 listed · 14 flagged for reviewENRICHED FLOUR BLEACHED (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, WATER, MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SALT, MONOGLYCERIDES, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, BETA CAROTENE COLOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE), EGG WHITES, EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: YEAST, SOYBEAN OIL, EGGS, PALM OIL, PASTEURIZED CULTURED CREAM, DEXTROSE, WHEY, CALCIUM CARBONATE, MONOGLYCERIDES, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, CORN STARCH, SALT, SKIM MILK, MILK SOLIDS BLEND (NONFAT MILK, WHEY, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE), PRESERVATIVES (CALCIUM PROPIONATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SORBIC ACID, TOCOPHEROLS), ENZYME ACTIVE SOY FLOUR, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, GUAR GUM, MILK PROTEIN, SODIUM CASIENATE, WHEAT GLUTEN, LACTOSE, WHEAT FLOUR, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, AGAR, CALCIUM SULFATE, FUMARIC ACID, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM, XANTHAN GUM, TITANIUM DIOXIDE COLOR, PECTIN, CARRAGEENAN, ETHYL ALCOHOL, ENZYMES, AMMONIUM SULFATE, TRIGLYCERIDES, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), ASCORBIC ACID ADDED AS A DOUGH CONDITIONER, LACTIC ACID, BETA CAROTENE COLOR, AZODICARBONAMIDE.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Cheese Danish scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Flavors): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
- Dough Conditioners (Azodicarbonamide): Industrial bread additives not used in home baking.
- Other Additives (Monoglycerides, Propylene Glycol, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, +2 more): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Industrial Enzymes (Enzyme Active Soy Flour, Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Agar, Locust Bean Gum, +3 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'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.
- Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker
In this product: Milk Protein.
Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Monoglycerides, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, Beta Carotene Color, Vitamin A Palmitate), Soybean Oil, Palm Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Each Of The Following: Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Sulfate, Ammonium Sulfate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Preservatives (Calcium Propionate, Potassium Sorbate, Sorbic Acid, Tocopherols).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Fumaric Acid, Lactic Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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