Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Ice cream

Ice cream: 4.3/5 ingredient safety

Ice cream has 16 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.3 out of 5, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.

  • Safety score 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Desserts / Frozen foods / Frozen desserts

Product Insight: Ice cream

Ice cream is tracked in PlainIngredients with 16 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 4.3 out of 5, a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), and Its Nutri-Score grade is E. Within the identified ingredient list, no ingredient on this product currently carries a Caution or High-Risk flag in our database, while 14 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale. This product's average ingredient safety score is 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

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4.3
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.3 out of 5
Based on 16 tracked ingredients
16
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
14
Low Risk / Safe
E
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

Strawberry flavored ice cream: milk, cream, sugar, corn syrup, nonfat milk, whey, fructose, strawberry puree, water, cane sugar, natural flavors, citric acid, sodium carbonate, sodium citrate, dipotassium phosphate, guar gum, potassium sorbate (preservative), mono and diglycerides, xanthan gum, polysorbate 80, carrageenan, beet juice (for color) strawberry juice concentrate, fd&c red 40. vanilla topping: water, sugar, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, corn syrup. contains less than 2% of the following: sodium caseinate (a milk derivative), potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness), carbohydrate gum, polysorbate 60, artificial flavor, salt, soy protein isolate, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, mono and diglycerides, sodium citrate, disodium phosphate, soy lecithin, xanthan gum. strawberry variegate: sugar, strawberry puree, corn syrup, water, natural flavor, pectin, citric acid, malic acid, beet juice (for color), locust bean gum. s

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Product Details

Barcode
0020735160596
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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