3 gum types (guar, xanthan, carob/locust bean), plus modified starch, preservative, phosphate, whey protein concentrate, natural flavor, added acid and vitamin a palmitate.
Grade
FFull check
−68 points
Vegetarian-friendly. No animal-derived rennet, enzymes or meat/fish listed.
Easier to buy
Ingredients, in label order
Explain every ingredient
- Pasteurized skim milk — Core cream cheese. Core cream cheese ingredient.
- pasteurized milk and cream — Core cream cheese. Core cream cheese ingredient.
- whey protein concentrate — Watch. Whey protein concentrate: added milk protein that firms the texture. Not in traditional cream cheese.
- modified food starch — Red flag. Modified starch: a cheap thickener that replaces real cheese body.
- sodium citrate — Real-food add-in. Real-food ingredient.
- lactic acid — Watch. Added acid, used for tang instead of longer culturing.
- salt — Core cream cheese. Core cream cheese ingredient.
- natural flavor — Watch. “Natural flavor”: an undisclosed flavoring blend.
- cheese culture — Core cream cheese. Core cream cheese ingredient.
- stabilizers (carob bean and/or xanthan and/or guar gums) — Red flag. Gum/stabilizer (guar, xanthan, carob/locust bean). Thickens a cream cheese that wasn't cultured or drained long enough to hold its shape.
- citric acid — Watch. Added acid, used for tang instead of longer culturing.
- potassium sorbate (preservative) — Red flag. Synthetic preservative.
- sodium phosphate — Red flag. Phosphate: a processing salt used as an emulsifier.
- vitamin A palmitate — Watch. Vitamin A palmitate: added back after fat is reduced.
Score breakdown
| Starting score | 100 |
| 3 gum types (guar, xanthan, carob/locust bean) | −27 |
| Modified starch | −8 |
| Preservative | −9 |
| Phosphate | −12 |
| Whey protein concentrate | −5 |
| Natural flavor | −3 |
| Added acid | −2 |
| Vitamin A palmitate | −2 |
| Score | 32 → F |
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Where to buy
| Store | Size | Price | Per oz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walmartnot confirmed | 8 oz | — | — |