Turtle Cheese Cake, Turtle Cheese
The processing score reflects 107 ingredients, including hydrogenated oil, high-fructose corn syrup, artificial flavoring, plus 7 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sugar, saturated fat and total fat. It also contains trans fat.
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Ingredients
26 listed · 10 flagged for reviewSUGAR, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, PASTEURIZED CREAM [MILK], SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM, CHEESE CULTURE), PASTEURIZED MILK, EGG PRODUCT (EGGS, CITRIC ACID [AS PRESERVATIVE]), MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SALT, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL BUTTER FLAVOR, ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR], CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [PRESERVATIVE], VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED), CARAMEL TOPPING (SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK [MILK, SUGAR], HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, HYDROGENATED COCONUT OIL, CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, WATER, BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], NONFAT MILK, CORN STARCH - MODIFIED, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, POTASSIUM SORBATE [PRESERVATIVE], MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR), PALM OIL, HEAVY CREAM (CREAM [MILK], CARRAGEENAN, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES), ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, MILK (MILK AND VITAMIN D3), CHOCOLATE COOKIE CRUMBS (ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SUGAR, PALM OIL, COCOA [PROCESSED WITH ALKALI], HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, SALT, DEXTROSE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SOY LECITHIN), FRUCTOSE, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), CARAMEL SAUCE (CORN SYRUP, SWEETENED CONDENSED SKIM MILK [SKIM MILK, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP], SUGAR, BUTTER, WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, PECTIN, SALT, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES [PALM], SODIUM CITRATE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS), FOOD STARCH - MODIFIED, CONFECTIONERS SUGAR (SUGAR, CORN STARCH), PECANS, SALT, CHEESE CULTURE, NATURAL FLAVORS, CAROB BEAN GUM, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, [BETA]-APO-8'-CAROTENAL, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, CALCIUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), CITRUS PULP FIBER BLEND (DRIED ORANGE PULP, GUAR GUM)SOY LECITHIN.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Turtle Cheese Cake, Turtle Cheese scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Carob Bean Gum, Citrus Pulp Fiber Blend (Dried Orange Pulp, Guar Gum)Soy Lecithin): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
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 Turtle Cheese Cake, Turtle 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, Caramel Topping (Sweetened Condensed Milk [Milk, Sugar], High Fructose Corn Syrup, Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Corn Syrup, Sugar, Water, Butter [Cream, Salt], Nonfat Milk, Corn Starch - Modified, Disodium Phosphate, Salt, Potassium Sorbate [Preservative], Mono And Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor), Chocolate Cookie Crumbs (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Sugar, Palm Oil, Cocoa [Processed With Alkali], High Fructose Corn Syrup, Yellow Corn Flour, Salt, Dextrose, Sodium Bicarbonate, Soy Lecithin), Fructose, and 2 more.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Margarine (Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Mono- And Diglycerides, Artificial Butter Flavor, Annatto Extract [Color], Calcium Disodium Edta [Preservative], Vitamin A Palmitate Added), Palm Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Calcium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
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