New York Style Cheesecake — DUMP
Munch or Dump rates New York Style Cheesecake by The Father's Table Llc. DUMP — score 17/90.
A 30-ingredient industrial dessert built on three sweeteners, refined oils, and a stack of gums, emulsifiers, and added colors.
Why this verdict
- Three distinct sweeteners stacked: sugar, brown sugar, and glucose syrup
- Around 30 ingredients and classified NOVA 4 (ultra-processed)
- Refined oils (palm + soybean) layered with refined and enriched flours
- Stacked stabilizers and emulsifiers: 3 gums, mono- and diglycerides, soy lecithin
- Three added colors (apocarotenal, turmeric, beta-carotene) to fake fresh-baked look
Ingredients (18)
- Cream Cheese (safe) — Genuine dairy base; the carob bean gum inside it is a minor thickener.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR (safe) — Adds a little fiber and whole-grain content.
- Palm Oil (moderate) — Saturated-fat-heavy oil used in the crust.
- Soybean Oil (moderate) — Refined vegetable oil for body and mouthfeel.
- Enriched wheat flour (moderate) — Refined flour stripped of bran then fortified - the crust base.
- brown sugar (caution) — Second added sugar in the flavor base.
- glucose syrup (caution) — A second refined sweetener in the caramel.
- Egg Yolks (safe) — Adds richness and emulsifying power.
- Whey / whey protein concentrate (safe) — Dairy protein used in the ice cream and cookies; also a dairy allergen.
- sour cream (moderate) — Adds fat; contains gelatin.
- Natural Flavors (safe) — Flavor compounds derived from natural sources.
- Guar gum, locust bean gum, xanthan gum (moderate) — Three stacked stabilizers to hold texture in a mass-produced product.
- Mono- and diglycerides (moderate) — Emulsifier that keeps fat and water blended - a processed-food marker.
- Soy Lecithin (safe) — Common emulsifier, generally benign in these amounts.
- Apocarotenal, turmeric, beta-carotene (colors) (moderate) — Three added colors to make a factory product look fresh-baked golden.
- Acacia (gum arabic) (safe) — Plant-derived thickener/fiber, relatively benign.
- Vitamin A palmitate (safe) — Standard fortification to replace vitamin A lost when fat is removed. A nutrient, not an additive of concern.