No gums, plus added sugar, whey protein concentrate, natural flavor, added color and added acid.
Grade
BFull check
−18 points
Vegetarian-friendly. No animal-derived rennet, enzymes or meat/fish listed.
Ingredients, in label order
Explain every ingredient
- Cultured pasteurized milk and cream — Core cream cheese. Core cream cheese ingredient.
- sugar — Watch. Added sugar.
- whey protein concentrate — Watch. Whey protein concentrate: added milk protein that firms the texture. Not in traditional cream cheese.
- strawberries — Real-food add-in. Real-food ingredient.
- skim milk — Core cream cheese. Core cream cheese ingredient.
- dried strawberries — Real-food add-in. Real-food ingredient.
- salt — Core cream cheese. Core cream cheese ingredient.
- natural flavor — Watch. “Natural flavor”: an undisclosed flavoring blend.
- fruit and vegetable juice (color) — Watch. Added color (from plant sources).
- pectin — Real-food add-in. Pectin: fruit fiber used as a thickener. Not a gum.
- lemon juice concentrate — Real-food add-in. Real-food ingredient.
- citric acid — Watch. Added acid, used for tang instead of longer culturing.
Score breakdown
| Starting score | 100 |
| Added sugar | −5 |
| Whey protein concentrate | −5 |
| Natural flavor | −3 |
| Added color | −3 |
| Added acid | −2 |
| Score | 82 → B |
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Where to buy
| Store | Size | Price | Per oz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralphs | 7 oz | $3.29 | $0.47/oz |
Shopper notes
- No gums, but sugar is the second ingredient.
- $3.29 was a Ralphs sale price. Regular is about $4.49.