Carolina Churned Ice Cream

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Caramel Base (Sweetened Condensed Milk, Corn Syrup, Water, Cream, Natural Flavors, Disodium Phosphate, Potassium Sorbate (As Preservative), And Caramel Color)): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Other Additives (Stabilizer (Mono & Diglycerides, Guar Gum, Calcium Sulfate, Locust Bean Gum, Carrageenan)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Caramel Variegate (Corn Syrup, Water, Sweetened Condensed Milk (Condensed Milk, Sugar), Sugar, Modified Cornstarch, Sea Salt, Sodium Alginate, Potassium Sorbate (As Preservative), Sodium Bicarbonate)): 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 Carolina Churned 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, Sugar Coated Vanilla Wafers.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vanilla Wafers [Enriched Wheat Flour (Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Sugar, Water, Vegetable Shortening (Contains One Or More Of The Following Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils: Soybean, Cottonseed), High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Starch, Contains 2% Or Less Of The Following: Salt, Soy Lecithin, Whey, Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Vanilla, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Coconut Oil], Sea Salt.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.