Birthday Cake Flavored Ice Cream

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Birthday Cake Flavored Ice Cream scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Colors (Blue 1, Yellow 5, Red 40, +1 more): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Less Than 0.5% Of (Guar Gum, Carrageenan, Locust Bean Gum, Dextrose). Cake Piece: (Bleached Wheat Flour Sugar, Palm Oil, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Salt, Baking Soda, Artificial Flavor, Soy Lecithin)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts, this product is more processed than about 38% of the 14,928 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Birthday Cake Flavored Ice Cream's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, White Coating (Sugar, Coconut Oil, Nonfat Milk, Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin {Emulsifier}, Natural Flavors).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.