Premium Ice Cream Cake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Artificial Flavors (Natural & Artificial Vanilla Flavor): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Icing (Water, Sugar, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Dextrose, Corn Syrup, 2% Or Less: Sodium Caseinate, Potassium Sorbate & Sodium Benzoate (Preservatives), Carbohydrate Gum, Polysorbate 60, Artificial Flavor, Salt, Soy Protein Isolate, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Mono & Diglycerides, Sodium Citrate, Disodium Phosphate, Soy Lecithin, Xanthan Gum), Decorations (Sugar, Rice Flour, Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed &/Or Soy Oils, Corn Starch, Gum Arabic, Cellulose Gum, Confectioner'S Glaze, Carrageenan, Soy Lecithin, Artificial Flavor, Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Glycerine, Artificial Colors (May Contain Titanium Dioxide, Carmine, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Red 3, Red 40, Blue 1, Blue 2, Blue 2 Lake), Modified Food Starch, Preservatives (May Contain Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Methyl Paraben, Propyl Paraben), Xanthan Gum &/Or Agar Gum, Citric Acid, May Contain Salt &/Or Sorbitol)): 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 Ice Cream Cake'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: Ice Cream (Cream, Skim Milk, Whey Powder, Sucrose, Corn Syrup, Stabilizer & Emulsifier [Mono & Diglycerides, Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Calcium Sulfate, Polysorbate 80, Carrageenan]), Chocolate Crunch (Bleached Wheat Flour, Sugar, Caramel Color, Palm Oil, 2% Or Less: Cocoa, Baking Soda, Salt, Soy Lecithin), Cocoa Powder (Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Sugar, Salt, Carrageenan, Vanilla), Topping Base (Water, Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, Sugar, Corn Syrup, 2% Or Less: Polysorbate 60, Carbohydrate Gum, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Salt, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Sorbitan Monostearate, Sodium Citrate, Soy Lecithin, Xanthan Gum).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cake (Sugar, Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour (Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Egg, Nonfat Milk, Soy Oil, Egg Whites, Modified Food Starch, Natural & Artificial Flavors, Distilled Monoglycerides, Salt, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Propyene Glycol Monoester, Sodium Bicarbonate, Soy Lecithin, Polyglycerol Ester Of Fatty Acids, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soy & Coconut Oils.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.