Blue Bunny, Premium Ice Cream, Turtle Sundae

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Blue Bunny, Premium Ice Cream, Turtle Sundae scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Caramel Ribbon (Corn Syrup, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sugar, Buttermilk Fat, Nonfat Dry Milk, Butter (Cream, Salt), Natural Flavoring, Pectin, Potassium Sorbate As Preservative), Carob Bean Gum, Guar Gum, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Mono & Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Vanillin}, Vanilla Extract): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

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 Blue Bunny, Premium Ice Cream, Turtle Sundae'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, {Coating (Sugar, Coconut Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Nonfat Milk, Milk, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavors), Sweetened Condensed Milk (Milk, Sugar).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Palm Kernel Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.