Chocolate Creme Da La Cream Pie

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chocolate Creme Da La Cream Pie scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Heavy Whipped Cream. Contains 2% Or Less Of Each Of The Following: Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Modified Fats (Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Chocolate): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Polysorbate 60, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Mono-And Diglycerides, +2 more): Industrial emulsifiers indicate 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 Chocolate Creme Da La Cream Pie'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.

Processed Dairy IngredientsUPF marker

In this product: Sodium Caseinate.

Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel, Soybean, Palm, Coconut And/Or Cottonseed Oils).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Chocolate Flakes (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Butter Oil, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla), Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Beta-Carotene.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Disodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.