Turtle french style cheesecake mousse

by Marketside

10
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 6 flagged ingredients

Turtle french style cheesecake mousse by Marketside receives a safety score of 10/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 6 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
0681131287586
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 / DESSERT (86 g)

What the Data Says About

Turtle french style cheesecake mousse by Marketside carries a composite safety score of 10/100, 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 6 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, Turtle french style cheesecake mousse 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 Turtle french style cheesecake mousse
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 10/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 6 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
Milk
3
Cream
4
Bacterial Culture
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Carob Bean Gum
7
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Sour Cream
9
Microbial Rennet
10
Caramel Flavored Confectionery Spread
11
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
12
Sweetened Condensed Milk
13
Condensed Milk
14
Water
15
Palm Oil
16
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
17
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
18
Disodium Phosphate
19
Soy Lecithin
20
Natural And Artificial Flavor
21
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
22
Preservative
23
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
24
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
25
Enriched Unbleached Wheat Flour
26
Flour
27
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
28
Reduced Iron
29
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
30
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
31
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
32
Margarine
33
Soybean Oil
34
Mono - And Diglycerides
35
Artificial Flavor
36
Annatto Extract
37
For Color
38
Calcium Disodium Edta
39
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
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
Palm Kernel Oil
42
The Following: Pecans
43
Semisweet Chocolate Chips
44
Chocolate Liquor
45
Milkfat
46
Cocoa Butter
47
Natural Flavor
48
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
49
Corn Starch
50
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
51
Corn Flour
52
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
53
Cellulose Gel
54
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
55
Sorbitan Monostearate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe Approved
56
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
57
Baking Soda
58
Carbohydrate Gum
59
Monoglycerides
60
Cellulose Gum
61
Polyglycerate 60
62
Ethoxylated Mono - And Diglycerides
63
Guar Gum
64
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
65
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
66
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
67
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
68
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
69
Beta-carotene Color

Full Ingredient List

Cream cheese (milk, cream, bacterial culture, salt, carob bean gum), sugar, sour cream (cream, microbial rennet), caramel flavored confectionery spread (corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk [condensed milk, sugar], water, palm oil, cream, glycerin, pectin, salt, disodium phosphate, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavor, carrageenan, preservative [potassium sorbate]), water, high fructose corn syrup, enriched unbleached wheat flour (flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, mono - and diglycerides, artificial flavor, annatto extract [for color], preservative [calcium disodium edta], vitamin a palmitate), hydrogenated coconut oil, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, contains less than 2% of the following: pecans, semisweet chocolate chips (sugar, chocolate liquor, milkfat, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural flavor), palm oil, corn syrup, cocoa processed with alkali, natural and artificial flavor, modified corn starch, caramel color, corn flour, sodium caseinate, salt, cellulose gel, whey, sorbitan monostearate, polysorbate 60, baking soda, carbohydrate gum, monoglycerides, cellulose gum, polyglycerate 60 (ethoxylated mono - and diglycerides), guar gum, polysorbate 80, soy lecithin, yellow 5, citric acid, red 40, yellow 6, beta-carotene color.

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.

Related

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