Monster Cookie Ice Cream, Monster Cookie

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Carob 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 Monster Cookie Ice Cream, Monster Cookie'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: Monster Cookie Pieces (Chocolate Flavored Sugar Coated Candies [Sugar, Cocoa, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Whey, Colors Added {Blue 1, Blue 1 Lake, Blue 2 Lake, Yellow 5, Yellow 5 Lake, Yellow 6, Yellow 6 Lake, Red 40, Red 40 Lake, Titanium Dioxide, Caramel Color}, Nonfat Milk, Corn Syrup, Soy Lecithin, Wax, Dextrin, Artificial Flavor], Sugar, Rolled Oats, Wheat Flour, Butter [Cream, Salt], Coconut Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Brown Sugar, Palm Kernel Oil, Pasteurized Eggs, Water, Butter Oil, Baking Powder [Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Cornstarch, Monocalcium Phosphate], Baking Soda, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor), Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Sulfate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.