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Processing Score
7.5Highly Processed
Nutrition Score
1.5/10Poor

The processing score reflects 13 ingredients, including emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and saturated fat.

Nutrient Alerts

High SugarHigh Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
093959745115
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size85 g
Amount per serving
Calories
170
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9g
12%
Saturated Fat 6g
30%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 35mg
12%
Sodium 40mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate 21g
8%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 19g
Protein 2g
Calcium 80mg
6%
Iron 0mg
0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

13 listed · 8 flagged for review

MILK, CREAM, SUGAR, NONFAT DRY MILK, LECITHIN, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, CARRAGEENAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVORS, PECTIN, CARAMEL COLOR, TURMERIC EXTRACT FOR COLOR, CITRIC ACID.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Italian Vanilla scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

  • Emulsifiers (Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
  • Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Carrageenan Gum, +1 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
  • Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts, this is among the less processed 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 Italian Vanilla'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.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

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