Real Cream Cheescake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Tapioca Starch, Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Glucose Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Wheat Flour (Bleached)Cream Cheese [Cultured Cream And Milk, Salt, Xanthan, Carob Bean And Guar Gums], Cream [Cream, Carrageenan, Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 80], Xanthan Gum, +4 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa (Alkalized)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant 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 Real Cream Cheescake'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 Chips [Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Vanillin].

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Shortening [Palm Oil, Soy Lecithin].

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Margarine [Palm Oil, Water, Soybean Oil, Salt, Vegetable Mono- And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate, Whey], Evaporated Milk [Milk, Dipotassium Phosphate, Carrageenan, Vitamin D3].

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sour Cream [Cream, Water, Nonfat Milk Solids, Modified Corn Starch, Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Carrageenan, Disodium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate And Natural Culture], Baking Powder [Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Mono-Calcium Phosphate], Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Sulfate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.