Ripe Ras Choc Chk Ice Cream

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Corn-Based Sweeteners (Corn Syrup, High Fructose Corn Syrup): HFCS is a hallmark of ultra-processed foods.
• Artificial Colors (Red 40, Blue 1): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides): Industrial emulsifiers indicate UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Locust Bean 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 Ripe Ras Choc Chk 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, Raspberry Filled Cups (Sugar, Coconut Oil, Corn Syrup, Cocoa [Processed With Alkali], Raspberries, Palm Kernel Oil, Milkfat, Cocoa, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavors, Citric Acid), Chocolate Flavored Flakes (Sugar, Coconut Oil, Cocoa [Processed With Alkali], Partially Hydrogenated Coconut Oil, Cocoa, Salt, Soy Lecithin, Natural Flavor), Raspberry Flavor (Concentrated Fruit Juice [Raspberry And Plum], Water, Corn Syrup, Raspberries, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Red 40).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Calcium Sulfate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.