cheesecake. sara lee
Contains 1 flagged ingredient
cheesecake. sara lee receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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.
What the Data Says About
cheesecake. sara lee carries a composite safety score of 95/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, cheesecake. sara lee 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 | 95/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 1 | 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 Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
WATER, SUGAR, WHOLE AND SKIM MILK, VEGETABLE OIL (PALM, SOY BEAN), ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CULTURES (MILK, CREAM HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM (CREAM, MILK, STABILIZER (CARRAGEENAN, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, CELLULOSE GUM, AND POLYSORBATE 80 STANDARDIZED WITH DEXTROSE]), CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEF CULTURE, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM, NEUFCHATEL CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE), CONTAIN 2% OR LESS: GRAHAM FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, LEAVENING (SODIU BICARBONATE, SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), WHEY (MILK), CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, CITRIC ACID, GELATIN, MOLASSES, CINNAMON, LACTIC ACID, LACTOSE, NATURAL FLAVORS, APOCAROTENAY (COLOR), CARAMEL (COLORI, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), TURMERIC (COLOR), MALTODEXTRIN, CAROB BEAN GUM, XANTHAN GUM, CARRRAGEENAN, GUAR GUM, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, MONO - AND DIESTERS OF FAT AND FATTY ACIDS, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, LACTYLIC ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, PRESERVATIVES (POTASSIUM SORBATE, CALCIUM SULFATE), CONTAINS: MILK, WHEAT
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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