Original Cream Cheese Spread
by Kroger
Scores 100/100 on FDA SAFFA + CSPI ingredient analysis , with no flagged ingredients identified.
The verdict
Original Cream Cheese Spread by Kroger scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 9 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 9-component label led by Pasteurized Milk And Cream, Cheese Culture, Salt M Gn Citric Acid; compare those leading ingredients with the product's processing and nutrition fields before deciding whether it fits your goal. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.
- 100/100
- Safe safety score
- 0
- flagged ingredients of 9 analyzed
- Group 4
- Ultra-processed
- 0011110862365
- Barcode (UPC/EAN)
Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.
What the Data Says About Original Cream Cheese Spread
Original Cream Cheese Spread by Kroger carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework.
Of the 9 ingredients parsed from this label, 2 are covered by a regulator or watchdog we screen against (Natamycin, Xanthan Gum), with 2 carrying an FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) status and 1 a CSPI Chemical Cuisine rating. The remaining 7 ingredients appear in neither registry, so they neither raise nor lower the score. Each additive rated caution-or-worse penalizes the composite. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest. This score is a transparent derived index we compute from that public data, not an official FDA rating or endorsement; see the Methodology page for the exact weighting.
Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.
On the NOVA processing scale, Original Cream Cheese Spread is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 100/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 0 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | Not available | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish
Original Cream Cheese Spread lists 9 ingredients on its label
9 30th percentile a longer ingredient list than 30% of the 359,392 products we track
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Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026
Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against the rest of the published corpus.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
incd. 0g aded drpe noredients: pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt m gn citric acid, carob bean gum, xanthan gum, natamycin (a nat facts od 11 servings container sat. fat 4.5g trans fat 0g arb. 2g 23% fiber og total sugars 2 7% bsp. (30g) sodium 110mg 5% protein 29 calories 70 vitamin d 0% calcium 2% kon 0% prte wning old nhibitor contains: milk dstributed by the kroger co. oncinnati, ohio 45202 quality guarante 800-632-6900 • www.in
Other products containing 30g
30g is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 91 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.
Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.
This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.
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Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Product figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, and CSPI Chemical Cuisine data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.
