Lovin, Gourmet Light Ice Cream

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Lovin, Gourmet Light Ice Cream 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.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Pf Whey Protein Isolate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Tara Gum, Cellulose Gum, +2 more): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides, Polysorbate 80): Industrial emulsifiers indicate 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 Lovin, Gourmet Light Ice Cream'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, Blueberry Ripple (Blueberries, Sugar, Water, Modified Cornstarch, Natural Flavor, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative]), Blueberry Flavor (Corn Syrup, Water, Sugar, Blueberries, Modified Cornstarch, Pectin, Food Acids [Phosphoric, Citric, Malic And Tartaric Acids], Natural Flavor, Salt, Red Cabbage [Color]), Pie Chips (Unenriched Wheat Flour, Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Butter, Pasteurized Eggs, Water, Salt).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vitamin A Palmitate.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.