The Wedge Strawberry Topped Original Cheesecake

by The Cheesecake Factory At Home

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

The Wedge Strawberry Topped Original Cheesecake by The Cheesecake Factory At Home receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0785397080445
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
97g

What the Data Says About

The Wedge Strawberry Topped Original Cheesecake by The Cheesecake Factory At Home carries a composite safety score of 100/100, 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, The Wedge Strawberry Topped Original Cheesecake 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

Composite safety metrics for The Wedge Strawberry Topped Original Cheesecake
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 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

1
Dried Cream Cheese
2
Pasteurized Milk And Cream
3
Cheese Culture
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Stabilizers
6
Carob Bean
7
Xanthan
8
Guar Gums
9
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
10
Sour Cream
11
Pasteurized Grade A Cultured Milk
12
Cream
13
Nonfat Milk Solids
14
Enzymes
15
Strawberry Filling
16
Strawberries
17
Water
18
Corn Starch
19
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
20
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
21
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
22
Natural Flavor
23
Or Less Of The Following
24
Eggs
25
Wheat Flour
26
Whole Wheat Flour
27
Cane Sugar
28
Palm Oil
29
Margarine
30
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
31
Milk
32
Soy Lecithin
33
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
34
Cinnamon
35
Color
36
Beta-carotene
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
37
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
38
Sunflower Lecithin
39
Artificial Vanilla Flavor

Full Ingredient List

Cream Cheese, Pasteurized Milk and Cream, Cheese Culture, Salt, Stabilizers, Carob Bean, Xanthan, Guar Gums, Sugar, Sour Cream, Pasteurized Grade A Cultured Milk, Cream, Nonfat Milk Solids, Enzymes, Strawberry Filling, Strawberries, Sugar, Water, Modified Corn Starch, Citric Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Natural Flavor, Cream, Contains 2% or less of the following, Eggs, Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Cane Sugar, Palm Oil, Margarine, Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Whey, Milk, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Bicarbonate, Natural Flavor, Cinnamon, Color, Beta-Carotene, Powdered Sugar, Sunflower Lecithin, Artificial Vanilla Flavor

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