Raspberry Cheesecake Ice Cream, Raspberry Cheesecake

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Cheesecake Base {Corn Syrup, Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate 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 Raspberry Cheesecake Ice Cream, Raspberry Cheesecake'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, Raspberry Swirl (Water, Red Raspberry Puree, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sugar, Maltodextrin, Food Starch-Modified, Natural Flavors, Citric Acid, Pectin, Sodium Citrate, Calcium Chloride, Red 40, Blue 1), Graham Crunch (Sugar, Bleached Wheat Flour, Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed And Soybean Oil, Whole Wheat Flour, Salt, Molasses, Cinnamon, Sodium Bicarbonate, Caramel Color, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Lactic Acid}.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Annatto For Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.