Popsicle, Big Stick, Ice Pops, Cherry Pineapple, Artificially Flavored

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Popsicle, Big Stick, Ice Pops, Cherry Pineapple, Artificially Flavored 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.
• Artificial Colors (Red 40, Yellow 5, Yellow 6): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Modified Cellulose, Locust Bean Gum): 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 Popsicle, Big Stick, Ice Pops, Cherry Pineapple, Artificially Flavored'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: Liquid Sugar (Sugar, Water).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Contains 1 Percent Or Less Of: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.