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Cream Cheese Spread

Processing Score
9.1Ultra-Processed
Nutrition Score
2/10Poor

The processing score reflects 33 ingredients, including corn syrup, emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high saturated fat and total fat.

Nutrient Alerts

High FatHigh Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
075450077827
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size30 g
Amount per serving
Calories
80
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8g
10%
Saturated Fat 5g
25%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 25mg
8%
Sodium 160mg
7%
Total Carbohydrate 2g
1%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 2g
Protein 1g
Calcium 20mg
2%
Iron 0mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

30 listed · 8 flagged for review

PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, WATER, WHEY, SALT, CHEESE CULTURE, ONIONS**, REDUCED LACTOSE WHEY, GREEN BELL PEPPERS**, RED PEPPER, BUTTERMILK, GUAR GUM, GARLIC**, JALAPENO PEPPERS**, SUGAR, COLOR (ANNATTO, PAPRIKA, TURMERIC), SORBIC ACID, CAROB BEAN GUM, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, HABANERO PEPPERS**, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SKIM MILK, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, LIME PEEL**, PARSLEY, TOMATOES**, YEAST EXTRACT, ENZYMES.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cream Cheese Spread scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

  • Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
  • Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Carob Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
  • Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
  • Industrial Enzymes (Enzymes): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

Within Cheese, this product is more processed than about 94% of the 19,171 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 Cream Cheese Spread'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.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Color (Annatto, Paprika, Turmeric).

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sorbic Acid, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast Extract.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

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