Premium Gelato Swirls

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Premium Gelato Swirls 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): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Carob Bean Gum, Guar 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 Premium Gelato Swirls' 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, Fudge (Sugar, Water, Cocoa, Corn Starch, Salt).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Brownies [Sugar, Wheat Flour, Eggs, Margarine (Soybean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor, Mono & Diglycerides, Annatto And Turmeric Colors, Vitamin A Palmitate, Whey), Milk, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Corn Starch, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Baking Powder (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Corn Starch, Monocalcium Phosphate), Salt, Soy Lecithin].

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Chocolate Base [Sugar, Water, Cocoa, Honey, Unsweetened Chocolate, Salt, Baking Soda (Sodium Bicarbonate)].

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.