Cheesecake, Strawberry
The processing score reflects 49 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, high-fructose corn syrup, plus 6 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
28 listed · 10 flagged for reviewCREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, STABILIZERS [MAY CONTAIN ONE OR MORE OF: CAROB BEAN GUM, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM]), STRAWBERRIES, SUGAR, EGGS, LEMON JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (WATER, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL VANILLA FLAVOR. CRUST: GRAHAM CRUMB (UNBLEACHED UNENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, WHOLE WHEAT/ GRAHAM FLOUR, SUGAR, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL, MOLASSES, HONEY, SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE), BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM, SALT), ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, ENZYME, FOLIC ACID, AND/OR MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), PAN SPRAY (CANOLA OIL AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, SOY LECITHIN, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED CANOLA OIL AND/OR PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL, TBHQ AND CITRIC ACID IN PROPYLENE GLYCOL (ADDED AS ANTIOXIDANTS)). STRAWBERRY GLAZE: WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, FOOD STARCH - MODIFIED, SALT, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, AGAR, RED 40, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR. CREAM TOPPING: HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL, WATER, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2%: *SODIUM CASEINATE (A MILK DERIVATIVE), SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, POLYSORBATE 60, CELLULOSE GUM, POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SOY LECITHIN, XANTHAN GUM.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Cheesecake, Strawberry scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Artificial Flavor. Cream Topping: High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
- Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
- Artificial Colors (Red 40): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Agar, Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum): 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 Cheesecake, Strawberry'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: Contains Less Than 2%: *Sodium Caseinate (A Milk Derivative), Soy Protein Concentrate.
Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
- EmulsifiersUPF marker
In this product: Polysorbate 60, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Soy Lecithin.
Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Natural And Artificial Vanilla Flavor. Crust: Graham Crumb (Unbleached Unenriched Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat/ Graham Flour, Sugar, Palm And Palm Kernel Oil, Molasses, Honey, Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Pan Spray (Canola Oil And/Or Soybean Oil, Soy Lecithin, Partially Hydrogenated Canola Oil And/Or Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Tbhq And Citric Acid In Propylene Glycol (Added As Antioxidants)). Strawberry Glaze: Water, Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Citrate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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