Hand-Dipped Ice Cream Bars

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup Solids): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Caramel (Fructan (Fos), Organic Agave Syrup, Caramel Butter (Cream, Salt), Maltodextrin, Milk Protein Isolate, Heavy Cream, Erythritol, Salt, Natural Flavors, Pectin, Carrageenan, Soy Lecithin (Emulsifier), Stevia)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Other Additives (Stabilizer (Microcrystalline Cellulose, Cellulose Gum, Mono & Diglycerides, Polysorbate 80, Carrageenan)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): 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 Hand-Dipped Ice Cream Bars' 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: Guittard Milk Chocolate Coating (Coconut Oil, Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Milk, Soya Lecithin, Salt, Vanillin), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.