Southern Style Ice Cream

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Artificial Colors (Yellow 6): Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
• Emulsifiers (Mono And Diglycerides (Prevent Foaming)): 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 Southern Style 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, Pudding: Sugar, Dextrose (From Corn).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Disodium Phosphate And Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate (For Thickening).

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Bha Preservative . Nilla Wafers: Unbleached Enriched Flour Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate{ Vitamin B1}, Ribofalvin.

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.