Ice Cream

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides, Polysorbate 80): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• 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 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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Ribbon (Corn Syrup, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sugar, Buttermilk Fat, Nonfat Dry Milk, Butter, Natural Flavoring, Pectin, Potassium Sorbate As Preservative), Candy Bar Pieces (Sugar, Roasted Peanuts, Corn Syrup, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel And Coconut Oils, Nonfat Milk, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Cocoa, Less Than 1% Of Glycerin, Dextrose, Whey, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Soybean Oil, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Carrageenan, Lactic Acid Esters), Sugar, Chocolate Coated Peanuts (Roasted Peanuts [Peanuts, Soybean And Or Peanut Oil], Sugar, Coconut Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Chocolate Liquor, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Vanilla).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.