Rainbow Orange, Pineapple & Raspberry Sherbet, Rainbow

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Rainbow Orange, Pineapple & Raspberry Sherbet, Rainbow 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.
• Artificial Colors (Artificial Red Color (Water, Propylene Glycol, Red 40)): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Guar Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Pectin): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Mono & Diglycerides, Polysorbate 80): 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 Rainbow Orange, Pineapple & Raspberry Sherbet, Rainbow'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 Sherbet Base (Water, Raspberry Juice Concentrate, Plum Juice Concentrate, Sugar, Artificial Flavor, Red 40, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative], Xanthan Gum), Natural Pineapple Flavor (Natural Flavor, Invert Sugar, Ethyl Alcohol, Citric Acid), Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.