Fudge-Dipped Strawberry Cheesecake On-A-Stick

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Fudge-Dipped Strawberry Cheesecake On-A-Stick scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cream Cheese [Pasteurized Cultured Milk & Cream, Salt, Stabilizers (Xanthan And/Or Carob Bean And/Or Guar Gums)], Strawberry Pie Filling [Strawberries, Water, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Granulated Sugar, Vegetable Gums (Xanthan Gum & Locust Bean Gum), Red 40, Natural & Artificial Flavors, Less Than 1% Baking Soda, Salt, Modified Food Starch, Preservatives (Citric Acid, Sodium Propionate, Calcium Propionate & Potassium Sorbate)], Guar Gum, +2 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts, this product is more processed than about 38% of the 14,928 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 Fudge-Dipped Strawberry Cheesecake On-A-Stick'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: Fudge Coating [Sugar, Coconut Oil, Cocoa (Natural & Processed With Alkali), Chocolate Liquor, Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier), Vanilla, Salt], Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Graham Meal [Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Whole Wheat Flour, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Molasses, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate], Margarine [Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Mono & Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier), Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Artificial Flavor, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate].

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.