Mint Cookie Crunch Ice Cream, Mint Cookie Crunch

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Mint Cookie Crunch Ice Cream, Mint Cookie Crunch 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.
• Artificial Flavors (Artificial Flavor}): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Artificial Colors (Yellow 5, Blue 1): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Pectin (Pectin, Sugar), Carob Bean Gum, Guar Gum, +3 more): 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 Mint Cookie Crunch Ice Cream, Mint Cookie Crunch'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.

EmulsifiersUPF marker

In this product: Soy Lecithin, Mono And Diglycerides.

Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.

Other AdditivesUPF marker

In this product: Propylene Glycol.

Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Natural FlavorsUPF marker

In this product: Natural Flavors.

Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Fudge Swirl {Sweetened Condensed Skim Milk (Skim Milk, Sugar, Corn Syrup), Dextrose, Chocolate Cookie Pieces (Unbleached Unenriched Wheat Flour, Sugar, Palm Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Salt, Natural Flavor, Sodium Bicarbonate).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Disodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Coconut Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Oil Of Peppermint.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.