Daystar Desserts, Holiday Cheesecake Sampler, Strawberry Swirl & Apple Spice, New York Style & Pumpkin

by Dianne's Fine Desserts Inc.

65
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 3 flagged ingredients

Daystar Desserts, Holiday Cheesecake Sampler, Strawberry Swirl & Apple Spice, New York Style & Pumpkin by Dianne's Fine Desserts Inc. receives a safety score of 65/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0019951053270
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
142 g (142 g)

What the Data Says About

Daystar Desserts, Holiday Cheesecake Sampler, Strawberry Swirl & Apple Spice, New York Style & Pumpkin by Dianne's Fine Desserts Inc. carries a composite safety score of 65/100, which we classify as "Concern" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 3 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Daystar Desserts, Holiday Cheesecake Sampler, Strawberry Swirl & Apple Spice, New York Style & Pumpkin 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. The Nutri-Score grade of E reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Daystar Desserts, Holiday Cheesecake Sampler, Strawberry Swirl & Apple Spice, New York Style & Pumpkin
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 65/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 3 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score E OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Dried Cream Cheese
2
Pasteurized Milk And Cream
3
Cheese Culture
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Stabilizers
6
Carob Bean
7
Xanthan
8
Guar Gums
9
Water
10
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
11
Modified Food Starch
12
Cream
13
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
14
Milk
15
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
16
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
17
Natural Flavor
18
Enzymes
19
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
20
Graham Crackers
21
Unbleached Unenriched Wheat Flour
22
Whole Wheat/graham Flour
23
Palm And Palm Kernel Oil
24
Molasses Honey
25
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
26
Eggs
27
Sour Cream
28
Cultured Cream
29
Food Starch-modified
30
Sodium Phosphate
31
Guar Gum
32
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
33
Locust Bean Gum
34
Apple Filling
35
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
36
Evaporated Apples
37
Preserved With Sulfur Dioxide
38
Food Starch-modified Corn Syrup
39
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
40
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate
41
As Preservatives
42
Spice
43
Soybean Oil
44
Organic Pumpkin
45
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
46
Palm Oil
47
Caramel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
48
Sweetened Condensed Whole Milk
49
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
50
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
51
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
52
Disodium Phosphate
53
Organic Soy Lecithin As An Emulsifier
54
Natural And Artificial Flavors
55
And Potassium Sorbate
56
Streusel Topping
57
Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour
58
Wheat Flour
59
Malted Barley Flour
60
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
61
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
62
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
63
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
64
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
65
Vegetable Shortening
66
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oil
67
Dextrose And 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following Cinnamon
68
Mono - And Diglycerides
69
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
70
Flow Aid
71
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
72
Vanilla Lemon Juice
73
Concentrated Orange Juice
74
Strawberries
75
Natural Strawberry Flavor
76
Propylene Clycol
77
Alcohol
78
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
79
Natural And Artificial Strawberry Flavor
80
Unsulphured Molasses
81
Organic Ginger
82
Cake Flour
83
Iron
84
Thiamin Mononitrate
85
Red Food Coloring
86
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
87
Citric Acid Sodium Benzoate
88
Mace
89
Cinnamon
90
Nutmeg

Full Ingredient List

Cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, stabilizers (carob bean and/or xanthan and/or guar gums), water, whey protein concentrate, modified food starch, salt, cream, lactic acid, milk, potassium sorbate, xanthan gum, cheese culture, natural flavor, enzymes), sugar, graham crackers (unbleached unenriched wheat flour, whole wheat/graham flour, sugar, palm and palm kernel oil, molasses honey, salt, sodium bicarbonate), eggs, sour cream (cultured cream, food starch-modified, sodium phosphate, guar gum, carrageenan, locust bean gum, potassium sorbate), apple filling (water, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, evaporated apples (preserved with sulfur dioxide), food starch-modified corn syrup, citric acid, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (as preservatives), salt, spice), soybean oil, water, pumpkin, cornstarch, palm oil, caramel (sweetened condensed whole milk, corn syrup, palm oil, cream, water, glycerin, pectin, salt, disodium phosphate, soy lecithin as an emulsifier, natural and artificial flavors, carrageenan, and potassium sorbate), streusel topping (enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, vegetable shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oil), high fructose corn syrup, dextrose and 2% or less of each of the following cinnamon, salt, mono - and diglycerides, silicon dioxide (flow aid), natural and artificial flavors, caramel color), vanilla lemon juice, water, concentrated orange juice, strawberries, strawberry flavor (water, sugar, propylene clycol, citric acid, alcohol, malic acid, natural and artificial strawberry flavor) unsulphured molasses, natural flavor, ginger, cake flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), red food coloring (water, fd&c red #40, citric acid sodium benzoate), mace, cinnamon, nutmeg.

Categories

Snacks Sweet snacks Biscuits and cakes Cakes

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. 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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial