Strawberry Ice Cream with Mochi Bits

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Strawberry Ice Cream with Mochi Bits 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.
• Other Additives (Stabilizer (Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
• Processed Fruit Products (Beet Juice Concentrate): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant 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 Strawberry Ice Cream with Mochi Bits' 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: Mochi Bits (Sugar, Water, Sweet Rice Flour, Egg Whites, Corn Syrup, Corn Starch), Sugar, Strawberry Puree (Strawberries, Sugar, Water, Natural Flavor, Salt, Sodium Citrate).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.