Party Time Ice Cream

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Yellow Cane Base [Unbleached Wheat Flour, Corn Syrup, Water, Sugar, Sugared Egg Yolk, Sweetened Condensed Whole Milk (Condensed Whole Milk, Sugar), ]Vanilla): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Chemical Preservatives (Salt And Potassium Sorbate): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Emulsifiers (Vegetable Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 80): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum, Carrageenan And Annatto Color): 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 Time 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, Milk Chocolate Variegate (Sugar, Soybean Oil, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Nonfat Milk Solids, Coconut Oil, Soy Lecithin, Mono And Diglycerides And Salt).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Annatto Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Sulfate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.