Ice Cream, Black Sweet Cherry

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Ice Cream, Black Sweet Cherry 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 (Natural And/Or Artificial Flavors And Annatto): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Other Additives (Stabilizer (Mono & Diglycerides, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Polysorbate 80, Carrageenan, Disodium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

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, Black Sweet Cherry'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.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Dessert Solids (Whey, Whey Solids, Nonfat Dry Milk, And Edible Salts (Sodium Carbonate, Di-Potassium Phosphate And Sodium Citrate)).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Black Cherries (Cherries, Cane Or Beet Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Water, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Sulfer Dioxide (Preservative), Artificial Flavor, And Red 40), Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.