Ice Cream

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Ice Cream 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.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Chocolate Fudge [High Fructose Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup, Water, Chocolate Liquor, Sweet Cream Buttermilk Powder, Sweet Whey Powder, Butter, Cocoa Powder (Alkalized), Salt, Pectin, Disodium Phosphate, Vanilla, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Soy Lecithin, Xanthan Gum]): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Processed Fruit Products (Cocoa Powder): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Other Additives (Stabilizer (Carob Bean Gum, Guar Gum)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

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 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, Brown Sugar [Sugar, Molasses], Inverted Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Margarine [Liquid And Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Whey Solids, Vegetable Mono & Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin A Palmitate Added].

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.