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Is Westacre Cream Cheese ultra-processed?

250g Cream cheeses Sold in Australia

Pack of Westacre 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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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

Milk, Cream 18%, Milk Solids, Salt, Stabilisers (412, 410), Acidity Regulator (270), Starter Culture, Processing Aids, Keep refrigerated, Store below 4 °C, NOT Suitable for freezing

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E410 Locust bean gum , E412 Guar gum

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E410 Locust bean gum, E412 Guar gum.

As written on the pack

Milk, Cream (18%) (Milk), Milk Solids, Salt, Stabilisers (412, 410), Acidity Regulator (270), Starter Culture. Processing Aids (Milk). CONTAINS MILK. Keep refrigerated. Store below 4 °C. NOT Suitable for freezing.

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.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
3 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.

  • Cheeses Products in the category "Cheeses" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Microbial culture Microbial cultures ferment foods such as yoghurt, cheese and sourdough.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 122 cream cheeses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 85th. 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 4088700156582, last edited 27 April 2025), 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.