Fresh & Easy, Cheesecake Squares, Dark Chocolate
The processing score reflects 51 ingredients, including modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain and emulsifiers or gums. The nutrition score reflects high saturated fat and total fat. It also contains trans fat.
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Ingredients
20 listed · 7 flagged for reviewCREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), SUGAR, GRAHAM CRUMB (UNBLEACHED UNENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, MOLASSES, HONEY, SALT, BAKING SODA), LIGHT SOUR CREAM (CULTURED CREAM, SKIM MILK, VITAMIN A PALMITATE), EGGS, WATER, SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE [CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN (AS AN EMULSIFIER), VANILLA EXTRACT], PALM OIL, CREAM (PASTEURIZED CREAM, CARRAGEENAN), COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), POWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, INVERT SUGAR, CORN STARCH), CANOLA OIL, INVERT SUGAR, MODIFIED RICE STARCH, UNSALTED BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM), CORN STARCH, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), LOCUST BEAN GUM, XANTHAN GUM, SOY LECITHIN.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Fresh & Easy, Cheesecake Squares, Dark Chocolate scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Rice Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Locust Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Emulsifiers (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 Fresh & Easy, Cheesecake Squares, Dark Chocolate'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.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Graham Crumb (Unbleached Unenriched Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Sugar, Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Molasses, Honey, Salt, Baking Soda), Semi-Sweet Chocolate [Chocolate Liquor, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin (As An Emulsifier), Vanilla Extract], Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Invert Sugar, Corn Starch), and 1 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Palm Oil, Canola Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
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About our scores and this content
Processing and Nutrition Scores reflect the ingredient lists and nutrient data we observe; they are our analysis, not absolute measures of health. Read the full methodology. This information is provided for general nutrition education and is not medical, health, or dietary advice. Product formulations change often, so check the actual label before purchasing, and consult a registered dietitian or your physician for personal guidance.
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