- Brand
- Pillsbury
- Made by
- General Mills
- Kind
- toaster pastry
- Barcode
- 00018000426966
Pillsbury
Pillsbury Cream Cheese & Strawberry Toaster Strudel
Frozen strudel pastries with a cream cheese and strawberry filling plus a separate icing packet.
Label check
- Synthetic dyesRed 40, Blue 1
- Corn syrupHigh fructose corn syrup, Corn syrup solids, Corn syrup
- Artificial sweetenersNone listed
- Seed oilsSoybean oil
- PreservativesTBHQ
Fails 4 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.
What was flagged, and the words it was read from
| Ingredient | Check | On the label as |
|---|---|---|
| Red 40 | Synthetic dyes | RED 40 |
| Blue 1 | Synthetic dyes | BLUE 1 |
| High fructose corn syrup | Corn syrup | HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP |
| Corn syrup solids | Corn syrup | CORN SYRUP SOLIDS |
| Corn syrup | Corn syrup | CORN SYRUP |
| Soybean oil | Seed oils | PALM AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL |
| TBHQ | Preservatives | TBHQ |
Ingredients as listed
Enriched Flour Bleached (wheat flour, malted barley flour, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Water, Palm and/or Soybean Oil, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Dextrose. Contains 2% or less of: Corn Starch, Modified Corn Starch, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Salt, Dry Yeast, Modified Whey, Corn Syrup Solids, Wheat Starch, Lactic Acid, Mono and Diglycerides, Blueberry Juice Concentrate, Sodium Citrate, Baking Soda, Preservatives (sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, TBHQ, citric acid), Xanthan Gum, Polysorbate 60, Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Color (red 40, blue 1, artificial color), Natural and Artificial Flavor.
Source: the label filed with USDA’s branded food database (record 2738871). Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.
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