Ice Cream Bar Chocolate

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Ice Cream Bar Chocolate 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.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Ice Cream [Milk, Dark Chocolate Swirl (Nonfat Milk, Water, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Fructose, Sugar, Semi-Sweet Chocolate {Chocolate Liquor, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Milkfat, Soy Lecithin And Pgpr [Emulsifiers]}), Milkfat, Locust Bean Gum, Mono And Diglycerides, Carrageenan, Natural Flavor], Locust Bean Gum, Carrageenan, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa (Processed With Alkali)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): 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 Ice Cream Bar Chocolate'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: Sugar, Dark Chocolate Coating With Cocoa Bean Nibs [Chocolate Liquor, Sugar, Coco Butter, Cocoa Bean Nibs, Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin And Pgpr (Emulsifiers)].

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel And Annatto Extract.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.