Ice Cream , Star Tracks

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Artificial Flavors (Vanilla Extract And Artificial Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides, Polysorbate 80): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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 , Star Tracks' 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: Caramel Stars (Sugar, Coconut Oil, Corn Syrup, Sweetened Condensed Milk [Milk, Sugar], Whole Milk, Nonfat Milk, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Heavy Cream, Butter [Cream, Salt], Palm Kernel Oil, Soy Lecithin, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Salt, Potassium Sorbate As Preservative), Caramel Revel (Corn Syrup, Sweetened Condensed Skim Milk [Condensed Skim Milk, Sugar], Water, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Butter [Cream, Salt], Salt, Carrageenan, Vanilla Extract, Potassium Sorbate As Preservative, Sodium Bicarbonate, Mono & Diglycerides), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.