Cream Cheese Bar Cake
The processing score reflects 59 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, preservatives, modified ingredients, plus 2 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
34 listed · 10 flagged for reviewSUGAR, ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), EGGS, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, GUAR GUM, CAROB BEAN GUM, XANTHAN GUM), SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, WATER, CORNSTARCH, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), CONFECTIONERY PIECES (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OR PALM OIL, WHOLE MILK POWDER, WHEY POWDER, DRY BUTTERMILK, LACTOSE, SOY LECITHIN [EMULSIFIER], VANILLA EXTRACT), WHEAT STARCH, SALT, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, NONFAT MILK, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM KERNEL AND/OR PALM), WHEY, CULTURED NONFAT MILK, DEXTROSE, NATURAL LEMON FLAVOR, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO AND DIESTERS, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH (CORN), SODIUM CASEINATE, SOY LECITHIN, POLYSORBATE 60, GUAR GUM, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, XANTHAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, BETA CAROTENE, TOCOPHEROLS, ASCORBIC ACID, CITRIC ACID.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Cream Cheese Bar Cake scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Tapioca Starch, Modified Food Starch (Corn)): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Polysorbate 60): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Other Additives (Propylene Glycol Mono And Diesters, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Processed Dairy Ingredients (Sodium Caseinate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients 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 Cream Cheese Bar 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.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Confectionery Pieces (Sugar, Palm Kernel Or Palm Oil, Whole Milk Powder, Whey Powder, Dry Buttermilk, Lactose, Soy Lecithin [Emulsifier], Vanilla Extract), Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel And/Or Palm).
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator
In this product: Vitamin A Palmitate, Tocopherols, Ascorbic Acid.
Fortification often compensates for processing losses.
- Natural ColorsProcessing indicator
In this product: Beta Carotene.
Natural sources but still indicate processing.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
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