Premium Ice Cream, Otto's Cupcake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Orange Colored Frosting Swirls [Corn Syrup, Sugar, Water, Modified Corn Starch, Nonfat Dry Milk, Natural Flavor, Titanium Dioxide (Color), Salt, Yellow 5, Red 40], Chocolate Cake Base [Corn Syrup, Water, Unbleached Wheat Flour, Sugar, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Natural Flavor, Salt], Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Chocolate Liquor): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Emulsifiers (Mono- And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum, Guar 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 Premium Ice Cream, Otto's Cupcake'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, Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Chocolate Cupcake Pieces [Unbleached Unenriched Wheat Flour, Sugar, Palm Oil, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Water, Natural Flavor, Salt, Sodium Bicarbonate].

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.