Ice Cream, Mint Choco Chip

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Ice Cream, Mint Choco Chip 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, Mint Choco Chip'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, Chocolate Chips (Sugar, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecithin (An Emulsifier), Vanilla).

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.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Green Color (Water, Propylene Glycol, Fd&C Yellow 5, And Fd&C Blue 1).

Natural sources but still indicate processing.