Fruit N Creme Sampler Cheesecake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Stabilizers & Gums (Cream Cheese [Cultured Cream And Milk, Salt, Xanthan, Carob Bean And Guar Gums], Cream Filling [Water, Sugar, Modified Food Starch, Palm Oil, Salt, Glucono Delta Lactone, Titanium Dioxide, Methylhydroxypropylcellulose, Potassium Sorbate And Potassium Benzoate (Preservatives), Natural And Artificial Flavors, Fd&C Yellow 5 & 6], Fruit Fillings [Strawberries, Peaches, Blueberries, Raspberries (Water, Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Modified Food Starch, Apples, Sodium Citrate, Malic Acid, Citric Acid, Salt, Erythorbic Acid, Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate (Preservatives), Calcium Carrageenan, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Locust Bean Gum, Fd&C Red 40, Blue 1, And Yellow 5 & 6)], +2 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Other Additives (Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate): 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 Fruit N Creme 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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Invert Sugar, Molasses And Caramel Color.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola And/Or Palm Oil, Soybean Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid].

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Monocalcium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Artificial Color [Water, Glycerin, Fd&C Yellow 5 & 6, Red 3 & 40, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative)], Malic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.