Lemon Cheesecake Ice Cream, Lemon Cheesecake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Lemon Cheesecake Ice Cream, Lemon Cheesecake 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- & Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Locust Bean 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 Lemon Cheesecake Ice Cream, Lemon Cheesecake'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, Cheesecake Base (Corn Syrup, Water, Dehydrated Bakers Cheese [Nonfat Milk Solids, Lactic Acid, Cultures], Buttermilk Powder, Lactic Acid, Natural Flavor, Sugar), Lemon Flavored Swirl (Corn Syrup, Water, Sugar, Lemon Pulp, Corn Starch, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Natural Flavor, Turmeric [Color]), Lemon Cheesecake Pieces (Cream Cheese [Milk, Cream, Cheese Culture, Salt, Stabilizers {Carob Bean, Xanthan, Guar Gums}], Sugar, Whole Egg, Whole Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Butter, Water, Palm Shortening [Palm Oil And Palm Fraction], Corn Starch, Molasses, Vanilla, Lemon Puree [Chopped Lemon Peels, Cane Sugar, Natural Lemon Flavor], Salt, Milk Solids [Milk Protein Concentrate, Nonfat Dry Milk, Lactose], Baking Soda, Carob Bean, Xanthan, Guar Gum, Cinnamon, Citric Acid), and 1 more.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Sulfate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.