Premium Ice Cream, Turtle Tracks

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, Chocolate Caramel Turtles [Sugar, Coconut Oil, Corn Syrup, Sweetened Condensed Milk (Milk, Sugar), Nonfat Milk, Whole Milk, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Cream, Butter (Cream, Salt), Palm Kernel Oil, Soy Lecithin, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Salt, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative)], High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Caramel Syrup [Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sugar, Water, Butter, Buttermilk Powder, Nonfat Dry Milk, Pectin, Mono And Diglycerides, Salt, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Sodium Bicarbonate, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Citrate], Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural 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 Premium Ice Cream, Turtle Tracks' 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 Coated Pecans [Pecans, Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Salt, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor].

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Annatto.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.