Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz Brick

Name: Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz Brick
Brand: Philadelphia

39Avoid

Contaminants · 4

1 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Lead121 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 24×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 4

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	357.14 kcal	100 kcal
Fat	35.3 g	9.88 g
Saturated fat	21.2 g	5.94 g
Carbohydrates	3.53 g	0.99 g
Sugars	3.53 g	0.99 g
Fiber	0 g	0 g
Protein	7.05 g	1.97 g
Sodium	0.39 g	0.11 g

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Common questions

Is Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz Brick healthy?

Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz Brick scores 39/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. Per serving it carries 0g fiber, 2g protein and 1g sugar. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz Brick?

Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz Brick lists 4 ingredients, starting with Pasteurized Milk and Cream, Salt, Carob Bean Gum and Cheese Culture. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz Brick?

100 kcal per serving, or 357 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz Brick on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz Brick contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz Brick’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz Brick?

Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz Brick is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz Brick compare to other cheese?

At 39/100 Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz Brick scores worse than most cheese we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cheese is Organic Valley Organic String Cheese at 97/100.

Is Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz Brick organic?

Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz Brick is not certified organic in our data.

Has Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz Brick been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Philadelphia Original Cream Cheese, 8 oz Brick have an independent laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Full methodology: how we score products.