Fresh & easy, cheesecake, turtle

by Fresh & Easy, Fresh & Easy Llc

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Fresh & easy, cheesecake, turtle by Fresh & Easy, Fresh & Easy Llc receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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
5051379077525
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.2 SLICE (125 g)

What the Data Says About

Fresh & easy, cheesecake, turtle by Fresh & Easy, Fresh & Easy Llc carries a composite safety score of 95/100, 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, Fresh & easy, cheesecake, turtle 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 Fresh & easy, cheesecake, turtle
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 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
Cultured Pasteurized Milk
3
Cream
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Stabilizers
6
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
7
Carob Gum
8
Guar Gum
9
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
10
Chocolate Crumb
11
Wheat Flour
12
Palm Oil
13
Organic Cocoa
14
Honey
15
Unsweetened Chocolate
16
Baking Soda
17
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
18
Soy Lecithin
19
Eggs
20
Sour Cream
21
Nonfat Milk
22
Microbial Rennet
23
Caramel Sauce
24
Water
25
Corn Starch
26
Butter
27
Natural Flavor
28
Orange Juice Concentrate
29
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
30
Canola Oil
31
Caramelized Sugar Powder
32
Caramelized Sugar Syrup
33
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
34
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
35
Ganache
36
Semi-sweet Chocolate
37
Condensed Milk
38
Butter Oil
39
Mono-and Di-glycerides
40
Pecans
41
Corn Starch
42
Or Less Of: Canola Oil
43
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
44
Natural Butter Flavor
45
Beta-carotene
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
46
Locust Bean Gum

Full Ingredient List

Cream cheese [cultured pasteurized milk, cream, salt, stabilizers (xanthan gum, carob gum, guar gum,)], sugar, chocolate crumb (wheat flour, sugar, palm oil, cocoa, honey, unsweetened chocolate, baking soda, salt, whey, soy lecithin), eggs, sour cream (cultured pasteurized milk, cream, nonfat milk, microbial rennet), caramel sauce, [water, sugar, modified corn starch, butter (cream, natural flavor), orange juice concentrate, caramel color, canola oil, xanthan gum, caramelized sugar powder (caramelized sugar syrup, maltodextrin), citric acid], ganache (semi-sweet chocolate, condensed milk, water, palm oil, butter oil, mono-and di-glycerides), palm oil, pecans, butter(cream, natural flavor), corn starch, contains 2% or less of: canola oil, soy lecithin, wheat starch, natural butter flavor, beta-carotene, locust bean gum, xanthan gum.

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.

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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