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Strawberry-Rhubarb Cream Cheese Spread
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Strawberry-Rhubarb Cream Cheese Spread

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 28 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  3. Sodium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Cream cheese52%No flag
  • Pasteurized milk and cream16%No flag
  • Lactic ferments8%No flag
  • Salt4.9%No flag›
  • Stabiliser3.4%No flag
  • Carob bean2.5%No flag›
  • Xanthan · E4151.9%No flag
  • Guar gums · E4121.5%No flag
  • Strawberry rhubarb filling1.2%No flag
  • Rhubarb1%No flag›
  • Sugar0.9%No flag›
  • Water0.8%No flag›
  • Strawberry0.7%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.6%No flag›
  • Modified food starch0.5%No flag›
  • Corn0.5%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.4%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of each of the following0.4%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.4%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E2020.3%No flag
  • Sodium propionate · E2810.3%Low

    Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

  • Red coloring0.3%No flag
  • Fd&c red 40 · E1290.3%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Sodium benzoate · E2110.2%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Vanilla0.2%No flag›
  • Propylene glycol · E4900.2%No flag
  • Alcohol0.2%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Sorbic acid · E2000.2%No flag
  • Preservative0.2%No flag
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cream cheese, pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, stabilizers, carob bean, xanthan, guar gums, strawberry rhubarb filling, rhubarb, sugar, water, strawberries, corn syrup, modified food starch, corn, high fructose corn syrup, contains 2% or less of each of the following, citric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium propionate, red coloring, fd&c red 40, sodium benzoate, vanilla, propylene glycol, alcohol, artificial flavors, sorbic acid, preservative

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • Sodium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 6 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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