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Cream Cheese Starter Culture

Contains maltodextrins

A starter culture for making cream cheese at home, with named lactic bacteria and organic vegetable rennet. It contains sucrose and maltodextrins, and is made in a facility that also processes soy and dairy.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$19.99 lowest price at Cultures For Health
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
0caloriesPer serving · 0.4g
Protein
0g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—
Sodium
0mg
Saturated fat
—
From the product label
Ingredients: Sucrose, maltodextrins, lactic bacteria (Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris), organic vegetable rennet
69 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as salt, spices, baking staplesMedium confidence · Scored on 7 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 5%50
Ingredients · counts 45%80
Processing · counts 20%65
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 20%65
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 50 · Used in small amounts, so nutrition barely counts
Ingredients 80 · Sucrose, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 65 · Starter culture with sucrose, maltodextrins, bacteria and vegetable rennet
Sourcing 40 · Refined sugar and maltodextrin sources are not stated
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list names the bacterial strains and organic vegetable rennet
Contains sucrose and maltodextrins
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sucrose
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Sucrose Maltodextrins Lactic bacteria (Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris) Organic vegetable rennet
4 ingredients 1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · 1 limited risk
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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