Moose Tracks Premium Ice Cream

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Moose Tracks Premium 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 Fruit Products (Cocoa Processed With Alkali): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Soy Lecithin, Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor}, Natural Flavors}, Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Carob Bean Gum, Tara 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 Moose Tracks Premium 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 Swirl {Powdered Sugar (Sugar, Corn Starch), Peanut Butter Cups {Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Peanut And/Or Cottonseed And/Or Palm Oil), Coconut Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vitamin A Palmitate.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.