Dre's Southern Style Ice Cream

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Chemical Preservatives (Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum And Carrageenan. Chocolate Base: Water): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Cocoa): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Glycerin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate 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 Dre's Southern Style 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.

Natural FlavorsUPF marker

In this product: Vanilla.

Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Fructose, Brown Sugar, Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Corn Starch.).

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: Potassium Sorbate And Benzoic Acid As Preservatives. Brownie Pieces: Margarine (Palm Oil, Soybean Oil, Salt, Mono And Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor, Colored With Annatto, Calcium Disodium Edta Added As A Preservative, Vitamin A Added.), Palm And Soybean Oil (With Added Mono And Diglycerides And Soy Soy Lecithin.).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Wheat Flour, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin, Riboflavin, Reduced Iron. Folic Acid..

Natural sources but industrial application.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate.).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.