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Is Jell-O SF Cheesecake Pudding Mix ultra-processed?

1 oz Dessert mixes Sold in the United States

Pack of Jell-O SF Cheesecake Pudding Mix

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 9 additives

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Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

modified cornstarch, maltodextrin, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, sodium phosphate, salt, artificial color, xanthan gum, aspartame (sweetener), NATURAL and ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, calcium sulfate, acesulfame potassium (sweetener), mono- and DIGLYCERIDES, lactic acid, yellow 5, yellow 6

Additives: E102 Tartrazine , E110 Sunset yellow FCF , E270 Lactic acid , E415 Xanthan gum , E450 Diphosphates , E450iii Tetrasodium diphosphate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E950 Acesulfame k , E951 Aspartame

As written on the pack

MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, XANTHAN GUM, ASPARTAME (SWEETENER), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS (CONTAINS BARLEY), CALCIUM SULFATE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM (SWEETENER), MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, LACTIC ACID, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E102 Tartrazine Tartrazine is a synthetic yellow azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 5 in the US).
  • E110 Sunset yellow FCF Sunset yellow FCF is a synthetic orange azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 6 in the US).
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
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  • E951 Aspartame Aspartame is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, used in diet drinks and sugar-free products.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Sweetener Sweeteners give sweetness with few or no calories, many at hundreds of times the strength of sugar.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
2 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 107 dessert mixes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 105th. 87% of the dessert mixes here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 107 dessert mixes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0043000208120, last edited 9 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.