Ice Cream, Mint Chocolate Chip

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Ice Cream, Mint Chocolate 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.
• Other Additives (Stabilizer (Mono And Diglycerides, Cellulose Gum, Guar Gum, Polysorbate 80, Carrageenan)): 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 Chocolate 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, Dark Chocolate Flakes (Sugar, Coconut Oil, Alkalized Cocoa, Natural Cocoa, Natural Cocoa, Milk Fat, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavors).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Green Color (Yellow 5, Blue 1), Annatto.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.