3 gum types (guar, xanthan, carob/locust bean), plus added sugar.
Grade
CFull check
−32 points
Vegetarian-friendly. No animal-derived rennet, enzymes or meat/fish listed.
Ingredients, in label order
Explain every ingredient
- Pasteurized cultured cream — Core cream cheese. Core cream cheese ingredient.
- prepared pumpkin — Real-food add-in. Real-food ingredient.
- pasteurized cultured skim milk — Core cream cheese. Core cream cheese ingredient.
- brown sugar — Watch. Added sugar.
- sugar — Watch. Added sugar.
- cinnamon — Real-food add-in. Real-food ingredient.
- salt — Core cream cheese. Core cream cheese ingredient.
- stabilizers (xanthan, locust bean, and guar gum) — 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.
Score breakdown
| Starting score | 100 |
| 3 gum types (guar, xanthan, carob/locust bean) | −27 |
| Added sugar | −5 |
| Score | 68 → C |
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Where to buy
| Store | Size | Price | Per oz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trader Joe's | 8 oz | $2.79 | $0.35/oz |
Shopper notes
- Current label is shorter than earlier years: no nutmeg, natural flavor or lemon juice. Seasonal, so check the tub.