Ice Cream Cake, Vanilla & Chocolate

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Fats (Non-Hydrogenated Palm Oil Shortening (Palm Oil, Modified Palm Oil)): Hydrogenation and modification are UPF markers.
• Natural Flavors (Vanilla Extract): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum. Chocolate Ice Cream: Skim Milk, Locust Bean Gum. Whipped Cream Topping: Cream, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Organic Cocoa, Cocoa Powder): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Plant Proteins (Pea Protein): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial 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 Cake, Vanilla & 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, Organic Cane Sugar. Chocolate Cookie Crunch: Sugar, Tapioca Syrup, Organic Sugar, and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Bicarbonate.

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Palm, Palm Kernel).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.