Cedar Crest Nutri-Score C NOVA 4

Caramel Swirl Ice Cream

Caramel Swirl Ice Cream: 4/5 ingredient safety

Caramel Swirl Ice Cream by Cedar Crest has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C.

  • Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Desserts / Frozen foods / Frozen desserts / Ice creams and sorbets / Ice creams / Ice cream in individual cup

How This Score Is Built

Caramel Swirl Ice Cream draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient is scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where Caramel Swirl Ice Cream sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4 Top 80% higher than 20% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

4
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
C
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

BUTTERMILK, NONFAT MILK, SUGAR, CREAM, CARAMEL SWIRL (CORN SYRUP, WATER, SWEETENED CONDENSED MILK (CONDENSED MILK, SUGAR), SUGAR, SWEETENED CONDENSED SKIM MILK (CONDENSED SKIM MILK, SUGAR), CORN STARCH - MODIFIED, SODIUM ALGINATE, SALT, SODIUM BICARBONATE), CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, WHEY, STABILIZER (GUAR GUM, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, XANTHAN GUM, POLYSORBATE 80, CARRAGEENAN), VANILLA FLAVOR (HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, NATURAL & ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CARAMEL COLOR), ANNATTO EXTRACT.

Product Details

Barcode
0020652005918
Nutri-Score
Grade C
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Caramel Swirl Ice Cream rank on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Caramel Swirl Ice Cream's 4/5 average puts it in the lower 80%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Caramel Swirl Ice Cream's 4/5 score be read?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Caramel Swirl Ice Cream's mapped ingredients average out to 4/5, which is the Low Risk tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.