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Duncan Hines Perfect Size, Cheesecake Filling & Graham Cracker Crust Mixes: Food Integrity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Duncan Hines

Quick answer

Mixed integrity

Duncan Hines perfect size, cheesecake filling & graham cracker crust mixes received a Food Integrity Score of 68 out of 100 (mixed integrity). This reflects highly processed and low additive load. This is a short, sugar-heavy dessert mix built on refined flour and soybean oil. Keep it for occasional baking rather than an everyday staple. The ingredient count is small, but the refined fractions and soybean oil drive the lower score. Main considerations include refined sugar appears in both crust and filling, soybean oil in the crust mix, and refined wheat flour as a base ingredient. Simpler options: Choose a graham crust made with whole grain flour and honey, without soybean oil; make the cheesecake filling from cream cheese, eggs, and a modest amount of sugar.

Food Integrity Score 68/100

What stood out on the label?

  • Highly processed
  • Low additive load
  • Transparency: High

What to watch?

  • Refined sugar appears in both crust and filling
  • Soybean oil in the crust mix
  • Refined wheat flour as a base ingredient

Simpler options to consider

  • Choose a graham crust made with whole grain flour and honey, without soybean oil
  • Make the cheesecake filling from cream cheese, eggs, and a modest amount of sugar

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Duncan Hines Perfect Size, Cheesecake Filling & Graham Cracker Crust Mixes
Category
Snacks (source: Cake, Cookie & Cupcake Mixes)
GTIN / UPC
00644209415212
Serving size
47 g (0.25 package)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Food Integrity results

Perfect Size, Cheesecake Filling & Graham Cracker Crust Mixes

Duncan Hines

Mixed integrity

Warning Signs

Soybean oil and multiple refined sugars anchor this mix, with sugar appearing in both the crust and filling.

Consider This

Refined wheat flour, soybean oil, and sodium bicarbonate are typical of factory-formulated baking mixes rather than simple home baking.

Good Substitutes

Make a graham crust with whole wheat flour, honey, butter, and a pinch of salt, and a cheesecake filling from cream cheese, eggs, and real sugar.

Overall Assessment

Mixed integrity

This is a short, sugar-heavy dessert mix built on refined flour and soybean oil. Keep it for occasional baking rather than an everyday staple. The ingredient count is small, but the refined fractions and soybean oil drive the lower score.

Key Highlights

Higher Concern Ingredient Count0

What stood out

  • Refined sugar appears in both crust and filling
  • Soybean oil in the crust mix
  • Refined wheat flour as a base ingredient

Family Watchlist

Ingredients some users may personally want to know about.

  • Sugar — Refined sweetener appearing in both components.
  • Soybean oil — Refined seed oil in the crust mix.

Highest concern ingredients

  • CRUST MIX (GRAHAM CRACKER CRUMBS...) (4/10) — Combines refined flour, sugar, and soybean oil.
  • FILLING MIX (SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR) (3/10) — Sugar-based filling with refined flour.

Better choice tips

  • Choose a graham crust made with whole grain flour and honey, without soybean oil.
  • Make the cheesecake filling from cream cheese, eggs, and a modest amount of sugar.

Ingredients

Ingredient list

CRUST MIX (GRAHAM CRACKER CRUMBS (WHEAT FLOUR, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, MOLASSES, SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, HONEY), SUGAR), FILLING MIX (SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR).

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Highest-concern ingredients first. Expand an item for notes.

  1. CRUST MIX (GRAHAM CRACKER CRUMBS (WHEAT FLOUR, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, MOLASSES, SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE, HONEY), SUGAR)Concern 4/10 — Mild concernMixed baking blendWatchlist

    What this is

    Mixed baking blend

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Bundles refined flour, sugar, and soybean oil into one dry mix.

    Additional note

    Graham crumb blend with refined flour, sugar, and soybean oil.

    Family watchlist

    Contains refined sugar and soybean oil.

  2. FILLING MIX (SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR)Concern 3/10 — Mild concernRefined sweetener and flourWatchlist

    What this is

    Refined sweetener and flour

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Ingredient concern

    Why it matters

    Sugar and refined flour make up the filling base.

    Additional note

    Filling base made from sugar and refined wheat flour.

    Family watchlist

    Refined sugar is a common watchlist item.

Food Integrity is an ingredient-based estimate of formulation simplicity and processing, not a medical safety rating. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener/sugar on watchlist (see Food Integrity)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "molasses", "honey". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener/sugar on watchlist (see Food Integrity)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "molasses", "honey". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Vegan

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Vegan, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "honey". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Plant-Based

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Plant-Based, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "honey". See ingredients for details.)

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Understanding the Food Integrity analysis

What the Food Integrity analysis evaluates

The Food Integrity analysis focuses on how a packaged food is formulated and made. It examines processing level, ingredient quality, additives, oils, sweeteners, purity cues, and how clearly a label communicates what is in the product. The Food Integrity Score summarizes that formulation and transparency picture on a 0–100 scale. It is not a full nutrient report and it is not a personalized meal plan.

Why processing, ingredients, and transparency matter

Processing level and ingredient quality shape what you are actually eating beyond calories on the label. Additives, industrial oils, and intense sweeteners can change how clean or heavily engineered a product feels, even when the front of pack looks wholesome. Purity and transparency matter because incomplete or marketing-heavy labeling can hide tradeoffs that only show up when the full ingredient list is reviewed carefully.

Who may prioritize Food Integrity

Some people care mainly about Food Integrity because their dietary goals center on formulation rather than macros alone. Examples include checking vegetarian or vegan suitability, preferring simpler ingredient sources, avoiding certain additives or sweeteners, watching oil choices, or preferring less processed options. For those priorities, the Food Integrity Score can be the more practical first read.

How Food Integrity differs from Longevity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality together. Favorable nutrition values do not necessarily mean strong Food Integrity: a product can look balanced on macros yet still rely on heavy processing or additives that the Food Integrity analysis flags in more detail.

Why the two analyses overlap—and why to review Longevity too

The analyses overlap intentionally. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, and Longevity still benefits from the same ingredient-quality lens. They are not competing verdicts; they answer different questions at different depths. Reviewing the Longevity analysis can add information about nutritional composition, metabolic characteristics, and dietary balance that Food Integrity alone does not emphasize. Looking at both usually gives the most complete understanding of tradeoffs.

Common questions about this product

Is Duncan Hines Perfect Size, Cheesecake Filling & Graham Cracker Crust Mixes highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Highly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Duncan Hines Perfect Size, Cheesecake Filling & Graham Cracker Crust Mixes shows about 0.99g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Duncan Hines Perfect Size, Cheesecake Filling & Graham Cracker Crust Mixes: 28g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Sugar, Molasses. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Small single-serving portion size; Contains some whole wheat flour in crust.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Very high added sugar, about 28g per serving; Refined wheat flour as primary base; Low protein and fiber for the calories.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same snacks differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Snacks, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

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