Strawberry cheesecake ice cream

90
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Strawberry cheesecake ice cream receives a safety score of 90/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 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
0852455005792
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed

What the Data Says About

Strawberry cheesecake ice cream carries a composite safety score of 90/100, 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 identified 2 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, Strawberry cheesecake ice cream 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 Strawberry cheesecake ice cream
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 90/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 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
Cream
2
Strawberry Ribbon
3
Strawberries
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
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
6
Water
7
Modified Food Starch
8
Strawberry Juice Concentrate
9
Natural Flavor
10
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
11
Vegetable Juices
12
Cheesecake Pieces
13
Dried Cream Cheese
14
Milk
15
Cheese Culture
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Stabilizers
18
Whole Egg
19
Whole Wheat Flour
20
Butter
21
Palm Shortening
22
Corn Starch
23
Molasses
24
Vanilla Extract
25
Lemon Puree
26
Milk Solids
27
Baking Soda
28
Cinnamon
29
Nonfat Milk
30
Cheesecake Base
31
Sour Cream Powder
32
Cultured Nonfat Milk
33
Lemon Juice Concentrate
34
Buttermilk Powder
35
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
36
Whey Powder
37
Cellulose Gum
38
Mono And Diglycerides
39
Guar Gum
40
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
41
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

Full Ingredient List

CREAM, STRAWBERRY RIBBON (STRAWBERRIES, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, STRAWBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, VEGETABLE JUICES), CHEESECAKE PIECES (CREAM CHEESE, MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, STABILIZERS, SUGAR, WHOLE EGG, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, BUTTER, WATER, PALM SHORTENING, CORN STARCH, MOLASSES, VANILLA EXTRACT, LEMON PUREE, MILK SOLIDS, BAKING SODA, STABILIZERS, CINNAMON, NONFAT MILK, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, CHEESECAKE BASE, CREAM CHEESE, SOUR CREAM POWDER, CULTURED NONFAT MILK, CITRIC ACID, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, BUTTERMILK POWDER, XANTHAN GUM, SALT, WHEY POWDER, CELLULOSE GUM, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, POLYSORBATE 80.

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