Moose Tracks Cold Churned Light Ice Cream

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Moose Tracks Cold Churned 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.
• Other Additives (Propylene Glycol Monoesters): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Vanilla, Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

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 Moose Tracks Cold Churned 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, Moose Tracks Fudge (Sugar, Peanut/Cottonseed And/Or Palm Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Whey, Corn Starch, Soy Lecithin, Salt, Natural Flavor), Peanut Butter Cups [Sugar, Peanut Butter (Peanuts, Salt), Coconut Oil, Nonfat Milk, Milk, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavors], Polydextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Carbonate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vitamin A, Vitamin D3.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.