Gelato Swirls

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Gelato Swirls 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.
• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Blue 1): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Carob Bean Gum, Guar Gum): 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 Gelato Swirls' 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 Crunchies (Sugar, Wheat Flour, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel And/Or Soybean Oils, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Caramel Color, Cocoa, Corn Syrup, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate, Natural Flavor).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Chocolate Cookie Swirl [Soybean Oil, Chocolate Cookies (Wheat Flour, Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And/Or Cottonseed Oils, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Flour, Salt, Dextrose, Sodium Bicarbonate, Soy Lecithin), Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Corn Starch, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor].

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Oil Of Peppermint.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.