Classic Ice Cream, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Classic Ice Cream, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Natural Flavors (Vanilla): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides, Polysorbate 80): 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 Classic Ice Cream, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough'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.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cookie Dough With Chips {Cookie Dough [Wheat Flour, Sugar, Brown Sugar (Sugar, Molasses), Margarine (Liquid And Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Whey, Mono & Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate)].

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Chocolate Chips [Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor], Sugar, Brown Sugar, Molasses.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda}.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.