Safe

Cheesecake Squares

by Suzy's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0730256416194 · Suzy's · Desserts. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0730256416194 · Serving size 1 Piece (35 g)

The verdict

Cheesecake Squares by Suzy's scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 63 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 63-component record, beginning with Dried Cream Cheese, Pasteurized Milk And Cream, Cheese Culture. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 63 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

56416194 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Cheesecake Squares label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 63 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 1% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Dai Day, Oriental · ±0 BOOK-OFF …416194 · July 2026

17 of 63 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 56416194 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Dai Day, Oriental Garlic Sauce · Nearest score peer is Dai Day, Oriental Garlic Sauce at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Cheesecake Squares: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Cheesecake Squares95/1002. Dai Day, Oriental Garlic Sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Dai Day, Oriental Garlic …95/1003. Country Style Wheat Hot Dog Buns: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Country Style Wheat Hot D…95/1004. Country Style Wheat Hamburger Buns: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Country Style Wheat Hambu…95/1005. Country style wheat bread, country style wheat: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Country style wheat bread…95/100
High-band neighbours for Cheesecake Squares (95/100) outside Suzy's.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Cheesecake Squares
95/100
Dai Day, Oriental Garlic Sauce
95/100
Country Style Wheat Hot Dog Buns
95/100
Country Style Wheat Hamburger Buns
95/100
Country style wheat bread, country style wheat
95/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Cheesecake Squares scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Desserts products

Cheesecake Squares lists 63 ingredients on its label

63 99th percentile a longer ingredient list than 99% of the 11,156 products we track

0–2: 2 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 14 products (0%). Below this entry. 4–6: 181 products (2%). Below this entry. 6–8: 461 products (4%). Below this entry. 8–10: 573 products (5%). Below this entry. 10–12: 828 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 954 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 1,026 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 970 products (9%). Below this entry. 18–20: 842 products (8%). Below this entry. 20–22: 774 products (7%). Below this entry. 22–24: 666 products (6%). Below this entry. 24–26: 590 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 439 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 422 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 346 products (3%). Below this entry. 34–36: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 36–38: 249 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 211 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 754 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Desserts product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

11,156 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 63 (99th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
2 products (0%)
2–4
14 products (0%)
4–6
181 products (2%)
6–8
461 products (4%)
8–10
573 products (5%)
10–12
828 products (7%)
12–14
954 products (9%)
14–16
1,026 products (9%)
16–18
970 products (9%)
18–20
842 products (8%)
20–22
774 products (7%)
22–24
666 products (6%)
24–26
590 products (5%)
26–28
542 products (5%)
28–30
439 products (4%)
30–32
422 products (4%)
32–34
346 products (3%)
34–36
312 products (3%)
36–38
249 products (2%)
38–40
211 products (2%)
40 and above
754 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 11,156 Desserts products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 63 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Dried Cream Cheese
2
Pasteurized Milk And Cream
3
Cheese Culture
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Guar Gum
6
Carob Bean Gum
7
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
8
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
9
Graham Crumb
10
Wheat Flour
11
Graham Flour
12
Palm And Palm Kernel Oil
13
Molasses
14
Honey
15
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
16
Eggs
17
Caramel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
18
Reduced Lactose Sweetened Condensed Whole Milk
19
Milk
20
Skim Milk
21
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
22
Water
23
Butter
24
Cream
25
2% Or Less Of Corn Starch
26
Gellan Gum
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
27
Mono - And Diglycerides
28
Natural Flavor
29
Potassium Sorbate Preservative
30
Pasteurized Cream
31
Semi Sweet Chocolate
32
Unsweetened Chocolate
33
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
34
Soy Lecithin
35
Artificial Flavor
36
Strawberry Pastry Filling
37
Strawberries
38
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
39
Orange Pulp
40
Modified Food Starch
41
Or Less Of Red 40
42
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
43
Sodium Benzoate Preservative
44
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
45
Bleached Enriched Flour
46
Malted Barley Flour
47
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
48
Reduced Iron
49
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
50
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
51
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
52
Natural And Artificial Flavor
53
Chocolate Coating
54
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
55
Corn Starch
56
Chocolate Liquor
57
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
58
Or Less Of Soy Lecithin
59
Lemon Juice From Concentrate
60
Lemon Juice Concentrate
61
Roasted Pecans
62
Pecans
63
Cottonseed Oil

Full Ingredient List

Cream Cheese (Pasteurized Milk And Cream, Cheese Culture, Salt, Guar Gum, Carob Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum), Sugar, Graham Crumb (Wheat Flour, Graham Flour, Sugar, Palm And Palm Kernel Oil, Molasses, Honey, Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate), Eggs, Caramel (Reduced Lactose Sweetened Condensed Whole Milk [Milk, Sugar, Skim Milk], Corn Syrup, Water, Sugar, Butter [Cream, Salt], 2% Or Less Of Modified Corn Starch, Gellan Gum, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Bicarbonate, Mono - And Diglycerides, Natural Flavor, Potassium Sorbate Preservative, Salt), Butter (Pasteurized Cream, Salt), Semi Sweet Chocolate (Unsweetened Chocolate, Sugar, Dextrose, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor), Strawberry Pastry Filling (Water, Strawberries, Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Orange Pulp, Sugar, Modified Food Starch, Contains 2% Or Less Of Red 40, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate Preservative, Potassium Sorbate Preservative, Caramel Color, Salt, Artificial Flavor), Bleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Natural And Artificial Flavor, Chocolate Coating (Powdered Sugar [Sugar, Corn Starch], Chocolate Liquor, Coconut Oil, Contains 2% Or Less Of Soy Lecithin, Salt, Natural Flavor, Skim Milk), Lemon Juice From Concentrate (Water, Lemon Juice Concentrate), Roasted Pecans (Pecans, Cottonseed Oil, Salt) Soy Lecithin.

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts

High-score cross-brand comparables for Cheesecake Squares

Neighbours outside Suzy's with screening scores in the same high band as Cheesecake Squares (95/100 here). The 3 same-brand links above stay within Suzy's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Cheesecake Squares's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 63-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Cheesecake Squares's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0730256416194: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.