Cream cheese danish
Contains 4 flagged ingredients
Cream cheese danish receives a safety score of 30/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 4 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.
What the Data Says About
Cream cheese danish carries a composite safety score of 30/100, which we classify as "Avoid" 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 4 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, Cream cheese danish 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
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 30/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 4 | 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
Full Ingredient List
Wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour), cream cheese filling (water, sugar, cream cheese [pasteurized milk, pasteurized cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum], corn syrup, food starch-modified, palm oil, citric acid, glucono-delta-lactone, lactic acid, natural and glucono-delta-lactone, lactic acid, natural and artificial flavor, polysorbate 60, potassium sorbate [preservative], sodium benzoate [preservative], salt, titanium dioxide [color], fd&c yellow #5, fd&c yellow #6), butter (cream, salt), water, invert sugar, icing (sugar, water, dough conditioner [calcium carbonate, sugar, calcium sulfate, dextrose, agar, guar gum, sodium hexametaphosphate, monoglycerides], soybean oil, palm oil, artificial vanilla flavor [water, propylene glycol, natural and artificial flavor, ethyl alcohol, caramel color], potassium sorbate [preservative]), dough conditioner (dextrose, bleached enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate {vitamin b1}, riboflavin {vitamin b2}, folic acid], sugar, dried whey [milk], salt, gum arabic, leavening [sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate], soybean oil, mono - and diglycerides, calcium propionate [preservative], enzymes), macaroon paste (ammonette paste [corn syrup, rice flour, palm oil, soybean oil, sugar, artificial flavors], sugar, liquid eggs, soybean oil, salt, almond extract [water, ethyl alcohol, natural and artificial flavor, benzyl alcohol, propylene glycol]), yeast (yeast, sorbitan monostearate, ascorbic acid), salt.
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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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