Carrot cheese cake, carrot cheese

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Carrot cheese cake, carrot cheese receives a safety score of 85/100 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.

Barcode
0681131101349
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 CONTAINER (227 g)

What the Data Says About

Carrot cheese cake, carrot cheese carries a composite safety score of 85/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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, Carrot cheese cake, carrot cheese 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 Carrot cheese cake, carrot cheese
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 85/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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
3
Pasteurized Cream
4
Milk
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Carob Bean Gum
7
Cheese Culture
8
Confectioners Sugar
9
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
10
Corn Starch
11
Carrots
12
Dried Egg Product
13
Egg
14
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
15
Preservative
16
Crushed Pineapple
17
Pineapple
18
Pineapple Juice
19
Enriched Flour
20
Wheat Flour
21
Malted Barley Flour
22
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
23
Reduced Iron
24
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
25
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
27
Palm Oil
28
Soybean Oil
29
Vitamin D3
30
Water
31
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
32
Margarine
33
Mono And Diglycerides
34
Artificial Butter Flavor
35
Annatto Extract
36
Color
37
Calcium Disodium Edta
38
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
39
Shortbread Crumb
40
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
41
Natural Flavor
42
Sodium Propionate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
43
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
44
Preservatives
45
Sweetened Coconut
46
Organic Coconut
47
Propylene Glycol
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
48
Sodium Metabisulfite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT
GRAS
49
Food Starch - Modified
50
Walnuts Pecans
51
Spice
52
Cinnamon
53
Nutmeg
54
Organic Cloves
55
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
56
Natural Flavors
57
Mono - And Diglycerides
58
Beta
59
-Apo-8'-carotenal
60
Citrus Pulp Fiber Blend
61
Orange Pulp
62
Guar Gum
63
Soy Lecithin

Full Ingredient List

Cream cheese (pasteurized milk, pasteurized cream [milk], salt, carob bean gum, cheese culture), confectioners sugar (sugar, corn starch), sugar, carrots, pasteurized milk, egg product (egg, citric acid [preservative]), crushed pineapple (pineapple, pineapple juice), enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), palm oil, soybean oil, milk (milk, vitamin d3), water, fructose, margarine (palm oil, water, salt, mono and diglycerides, artificial butter flavor, annatto extract [color], calcium disodium edta [preservative], vitamin a palmitate), shortbread crumb (wheat flour, sugar, coconut oil, egg, natural flavor [contains milk], sodium propionate [preservative], salt, tbhq [preservatives]), sweetened coconut (coconut, sugar, water, propylene glycol, salt, sodium metabisulfite [preservative]), food starch - modified, walnuts pecans, salt, cheese culture, spice (cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves), sodium bicarbonate, natural flavors, carob bean gum, mono - and diglycerides [beta]-apo-8'-carotenal (color), citrus pulp fiber blend (orange pulp, guar gum), soy lecithin.

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