Litehouse, Dip, Cream Cheese

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Neufchatel Cheese [Pasteurized Milk And Cream, Culture, Salt, Stabilizers (Carob Bean Gum And/Or Guar Gum And/Or Xanthan Gum)], Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Cream Cheese Powder [Cream Cheese (Cream, Milk, Skim Milk, Whey, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes), Whey, Natural Flavor]): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

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 Litehouse, Dip, Cream Cheese'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, Maltodextrin.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

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

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.