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Is Philadelphia Protein Cream Cheese ultra-processed?

pot 165g Cream cheeses Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Italy

Pack of Philadelphia Protein Cream Cheese

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:

  • 6 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed cream cheeses

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

Low fat soft CHEESE, salt, locust bean gum, citric acid, Made with pasteurised milk, "622201693930"> V Mondelez International 3184994

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E410 Locust bean gum

As written on the pack

Low fat soft CHEESE, salt, stabiliser (locust bean gum), acid (citric acid). Made with pasteurised milk. 7 "622201693930"> V SUITABLE FOR VEGETARIANS Mondelez International 3184994

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.

  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 122 cream cheeses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 61st. 64% of the cream cheeses 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 122 cream cheeses, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7622201693930, last edited 30 September 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.