Jack Nicklaus, Ice Cream, Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Jack Nicklaus, Ice Cream, Pineapple Upside Down Cake 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.
• Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Cellulose 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 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 Jack Nicklaus, Ice Cream, Pineapple Upside Down Cake'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: Pound Cake (Sugar, Wheat Flour, Eggs, Margarine [Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Water, Salt, Mono And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Natural Butter Flavor, Colored With Annatto, Vitamin A Palmitate Added], Corn Starch, Natural Flavors, Soy Lecithin, Salt), Sugar, Pineapple Ripple (Pineapple, Corn Syrup, Water, Brown Sugar, Sugar, Pineapple Juice, Butter [Cream, Natural Flavors], Modified Food Starch, Ascorbic Acid, Citric Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Natural Flavors, Malic Acid, Xanthan Gum).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Sulfate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.