Handmade Ice Cream Sandwich

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Processed Fruit Products (Semisweet Chocolate Chips, Cocoa Powder): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Vanilla): 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 Handmade Ice Cream Sandwich'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: Ice Cream (Milk, Cream, Corn Syrup, Whey, Guar Gum, Mono And Diglycerides, Cellulose Gum, Polysorbate 65, Carrageenan, Artificial Vanilla, Annatto, Vitamin A, Palmitate), Sugar, Brown Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Shortening (Soybean Oil, Fully Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Palm Oil, Mono And Diglycerides, Tbhq And Citric Acid (Antioxidants), Betacarotene).

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Graham Cracker (Whole Wheat Flour, Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Folic Acid)Sugar, Canola Oil, Corn Syrup, Molasses, Honey, Salt).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Baking Soda, Cream Of Tartar (Potassium Hydrogen Tartrate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.