Double Dunker Frozen Dairy Dessert

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Double Dunker Frozen Dairy Dessert 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 Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor, Coffee): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Other Additives (Propylene Glycol Monoesters): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Cellulose 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 Double Dunker Frozen Dairy Dessert'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.

EmulsifiersUPF marker

In this product: Mono & Diglycerides.

Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Polydextrose, Molasses.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Chocolate Cookie Swirl [Soybean Oil, Sugar, Chocolate Cookies (Wheat Flour, Sugar, Palm And Palm Kernel Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate, Natural Flavor, Soy Lecithin), Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Corn Starch, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor], Cookie Dough [Wheat Flour, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Butter, Water, Soybean Oil, Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin, Vanilla), Corn Starch, Molasses, Salt, Natural Flavor, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Bicarbonate].

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Carbonate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vitamin A, Vitamin D3.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.