Cool Mint Cookie Frozen Yogurt

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cool Mint Cookie Frozen Yogurt 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.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Whey Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors, Natural Peppermint Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum, Carrageenan): 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 Cool Mint Cookie Frozen Yogurt'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, Chocolate Fudge (Powdered Sugar [Sugar, Cornstarch], Peanut Oil, Cocoa, Chocolateliquor, Salt, Soy Lecithin).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Choco-Coated Mint Cookies Sugar Chocolate Cookie Pieces [Wheat Flour, Sugar, Palm Oil, Cocoa {Processed With Alkali}, Salt, Natural Flavor, Sodium Bicarbonate], Coconut Oil, Nonfat Milk, Cocoa [Processed With Alkali , Palm Kernel Oil, Milkfat, Cocoa, Whole Milk, Soy Lecithin, Oil Of Peppermint, Propylene Glycol, Natural Flavors, Salt, Sunflower Lecithin, Red Cabbage [Color], Curcumin [Color].

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.