Cookie Sampler Cheesecake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cookie Sampler Cheesecake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Glucose): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Industrial Enzymes (Sour Cream [Cultured Milk And Cream, Enzymes]): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa (Alkalized)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Whey Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Other Additives (Gum Blend (Acacia, Guar, Locust Bean, And Xanthan Gum)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

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 Cookie Sampler Cheesecake'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.

Natural FlavorsUPF marker

In this product: Natural Flavors.

Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Carrageenan.

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Contains One Or More Of The Following: Canola, Palm, Soybean Oil), Canola/Soy Lecithin.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Cookie Dough (Wheat Flour, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Butter, Water, Soy Oil, Chocolate Chips [Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin {Emulsifier}, Vanilla Extract], Corn Starch, Molasses, Salt, Natural Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Baking Soda), Semisweet Chocolate Chips [Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Natural Vanilla Extract], Chocolate Sandwich Cookies (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate {Vitamin B1}, Riboflavin {Vitamin B2}, Folic Acid], Sugar, Vegetable Oil [Soybean, Palm And Palm Kernel Oil], Dextrose, Degerminated Yellow Corn Flour, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Invert Sugar, Contains Two Percent Or Less Of Chocolate, Leavening [Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate], Salt, Corn Starch, Natural Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Whey), and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Milk [Vitamin D3], Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Vitamin A Palmitate.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Dipotassium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Beta Carotene.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.