Peppermint Dipped Ice Cream Cups, Peppermint Dipped

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Artificial Colors (Titanium Dioxide (An Artificial Coloring)): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor, Vanilla): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Within Cookies & Crackers, this product is more processed than about 51% of the 18,630 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 Peppermint Dipped Ice Cream Cups, Peppermint Dipped'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, Salt. Confectionary Coating: Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Annatto Extract (Vegetable Color), Red Flecks (Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Gum Arabic And Red 40).

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Peppermint Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.