Deluxe Ice Cream

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Deluxe Ice Cream 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.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gel, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, +2 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 80, Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Cocoa): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.

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 Deluxe Ice Cream'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, Pretzels (Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Salt, Corn Syrup, Vegetable Oil [May Contain One Or More Of The Following: Corn, Canola, Cottonseed, Soybean], Sodium Bicarbonate, Yeast), Natural Flavors. Thick Pretzel Fudge: Confectioner'S Sugar, Pie Crust Crumbs (Unbleached Un-Enriched Wheat Flour, Sugar, Palm Oil, Natural Flavor, Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Coconut Oil, Peanut Oil, Cottonseed Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.