Root Beer Float Root Beer Flavored Frozen Dairy Dessert, Root Beer Float

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Root Beer Float Root Beer Flavored Frozen Dairy Dessert, Root Beer Float 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.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Carob Bean Gum, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides): 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 Root Beer Float Root Beer Flavored Frozen Dairy Dessert, Root Beer Float'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: Artificially Flavored Vanilla Milkshake Swirl (Water Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Food Starch-Modified, Titanium Dioxide For Color, Salt, Natural And Artificial Flavor), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Coconut Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.