Fresh & Easy, Cheesecake, Turtle

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Fresh & Easy, Cheesecake, Turtle scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Stabilizers & Gums (Cream Cheese [Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Cream, Salt, Stabilizers (Xanthan Gum, Carob Gum, Guar Gum,)], [Water, Sugar, Modified Con Starch, Butter (Cream, Natural Flavor), Orange Juice Concentrate, Caramel Color, Canola Oil, Xanthan Gum, Caramelized Sugar Powder (Caramelized Sugar Syrup, Maltodextrin), Citric Acid], Locust Bean Gum, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Other Additives (Ganache (Semi-Sweet Chocolate, Condensed Milk, Water, Palm Oil, Butter Oil, Mono-And Di-Glycerides)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• 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, Turtle'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, Chocolate Crumb (Wheat Flour, Sugar, Palm Oil, Cocoa, Honey, Unsweetened Chocolate, Baking Soda, Salt, Whey, Soy Lecithin).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Oil, Of: Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Beta-Carotene.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.