Caramel Ice Cream, Caramel

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Emulsifiers (Emulsifier Mono And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Other Additives (Stabilizers (Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum, Carrageenan)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Natural Flavors (Artifidal Caramel Flavor): 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 Caramel Ice Cream, Caramel'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.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Colorings Ammonia Caramel, Beta-Carotene ; Wafer Water, Wheat Flour, Com Starch, Vegetable Fat Rapeseed , Soy Protein Concentrate, Emulsifier Soy Lecithin, Raising Agent Sodium Carbonates, Saft, Sugar ; Caramel Coating Vegetable Fat Coconut, Rapeseed Caramelized Milk Powder Sugar, Milk Powder , Sugar, Whey Powder From Milk , Fat-Reduced Cocoa Powder, Skimmed Milk Powder, Emulsifier Sunflower Lecithins, Butter From Milk , Artificial Flavoring, Colouring Agent Paprika Extract ; Caramel Filling Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Sugar, Condensed Milk With Sugar, Water, Butter From Milk , Caramelized Sugar Syrup, Salt, Natural Flavoring, Thickener Pectin, Antioxidant Ascorbic Acid ; Wafer Chips Wheat Flour, Sugar, Vegetable Fat Coconut , Emulsifier Sunflower Lecithins, Caramelized Sugar Syrup, Salt.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.