Party Cups Ice Cream

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Party Cups 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.
• Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides, Polysorbate 80): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Cellulose 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 Party Cups 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: Chocolate Ribbon (Corn Syrup, Sugar, Water, Palm Oil, Chocolate Liquor, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Pectin, Dextrose, Mono & Diglycerides, Polysorbate 80, Sodium Citrate, Calcium Chloride), Sugar, Strawberry Flavored Ribbon (Sugar, Corn Syrup, Water, Modified Cornstarch, Pectin, Dextrose, Natural Flavors, Red 40, Blue 1).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Annatto.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.