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The original ice cream cake layers of chocolate and vanilla flavored ice cream with thick rich fudge, chocolate flavored crunchies and creamy whipped icing

by Carvel

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0016264006351 · Carvel · Desserts. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0016264006351 · Serving size 0.167 cake (134 g)

The verdict

The original ice cream cake layers of chocolate and vanilla flavored ice cream with thick rich fudge, chocolate flavored crunchies and creamy whipped icing by Carvel scores 90/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 38 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 38-component record, beginning with Milkfat And Nonfat Milk, Sugar, Bleached Wheat Flour. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

90/100
Safe safety score
2
Few flagged · of 38 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

53/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

90/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

64006351 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

The original ice cream cake layers of chocolate and vanilla flavored ice cream with thick rich fudge, chocolate flavored crunchies and creamy whipped icing label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 90/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 38 ing. REG-PART 45% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 9% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 65 PHOTO-FINISH Traditional Ice Cream · ±0 BOOK-OFF …006351 · July 2026

17 of 38 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 65). Source sheet 64006351 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Traditional Ice Cream Roll · Nearest score peer is Traditional Ice Cream Roll at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. The original ice cream cake layers of chocolate and vanilla flavored ice cream with thick rich fudge, chocolate flavored crunchies and creamy whipped icing: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. The original ice cream ca…90/1002. Traditional Ice Cream Roll: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Traditional Ice Cream Roll90/1003. Cajun Seafood Salad: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Cajun Seafood Salad90/1004. Premium quality ice cream: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Premium quality ice cream90/1005. homemade brownie cookie dough ice cream: 90/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. homemade brownie cookie d…90/100
High-band neighbours for The original ice cream cake layers of chocolate and vanilla flavored ice cream with thick rich fudge, chocolate flavored crunchies and creamy whipped icing (90/100) outside Carvel.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

The original ice cream cake layers of chocolate and vanilla flavored ice cream with thick rich fudge, chocolate flavored crunchies and creamy whipped icing
90/100
Traditional Ice Cream Roll
90/100
Cajun Seafood Salad
90/100
Premium quality ice cream
90/100
homemade brownie cookie dough ice cream
90/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. The original ice cream cake layers of chocolate and vanilla flavored ice cream with thick rich fudge, chocolate flavored crunchies and creamy whipped icing scores 2.9 points below that category average (90/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Desserts products

The original ice cream cake layers of chocolate and vanilla flavored ice cream with thick rich fudge, chocolate flavored crunchies and creamy whipped icing lists 38 ingredients on its label

38 91st percentile a longer ingredient list than 91% of the 11,156 products we track

0–2: 2 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 14 products (0%). Below this entry. 4–6: 181 products (2%). Below this entry. 6–8: 461 products (4%). Below this entry. 8–10: 573 products (5%). Below this entry. 10–12: 828 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 954 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 1,026 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 970 products (9%). Below this entry. 18–20: 842 products (8%). Below this entry. 20–22: 774 products (7%). Below this entry. 22–24: 666 products (6%). Below this entry. 24–26: 590 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 439 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 422 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 346 products (3%). Below this entry. 34–36: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 36–38: 249 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 211 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. 40–42: 754 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Desserts product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

11,156 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 38 (91st percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
2 products (0%)
2–4
14 products (0%)
4–6
181 products (2%)
6–8
461 products (4%)
8–10
573 products (5%)
10–12
828 products (7%)
12–14
954 products (9%)
14–16
1,026 products (9%)
16–18
970 products (9%)
18–20
842 products (8%)
20–22
774 products (7%)
22–24
666 products (6%)
24–26
590 products (5%)
26–28
542 products (5%)
28–30
439 products (4%)
30–32
422 products (4%)
32–34
346 products (3%)
34–36
312 products (3%)
36–38
249 products (2%)
38–40
211 products (2%)
40 and above
754 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 11,156 Desserts products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 90/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 38 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Milkfat And Nonfat Milk
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Bleached Wheat Flour
4
Water
5
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
6
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
7
Cocoa Alkali Processed
8
Palm Oil
9
Colored With
10
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
11
Chocolate Liquor
12
Mono And Diglycerides
13
Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate
14
Cellulose Gum
15
Guar Gum
16
Organic Cocoa
17
Polysorbate 65
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Caution Approved
18
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
19
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
20
Natural And Artificial Flavor
21
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
22
Soy Lecithin
23
Baking Soda
24
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
25
Nonfat Milk
26
Coconut Oil
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Listed
27
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
28
Disodium Phosphate
29
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
30
Artificial Flavor
31
Palm Kernel Oil
32
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
33
Sodium Caseinate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
34
Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Approved
35
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
36
Soy Protein Isolate
37
Carbohydrate Gum
38
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved

Full Ingredient List

Ice cream and chocolate flavored crunchies: milkfat and nonfat milk, sugar, bleached wheat flour, water, corn syrup, coconut oil, cocoa alkali processed, palm oil, colored with (caramel color), chocolate liquor, mono and diglycerides, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, cellulose gum, guar gum, cocoa, polysorbate 65, wheat gluten, salt, natural and artificial flavor, polysorbate 80, soy lecithin, baking soda, carrageenan. milk fudge: high fructose corn syrup, nonfat milk, corn syrup, hydrogenated coconut oil, sugar, water, cocoa alkali processed, modified cornstarch, salt, disodium phosphate, to preserve freshness (potassium sorbate), mono and diglycerides, artificial flavor, natural flavor. whipped icing: water, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, sugar, dextrose, corn syrup, sodium caseinate, artificial flavor, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, soy lecithin, polysorbate 60, soy protein isolate, carbohydrate gum, salt, to preserve freshness (potassium sorbate), xanthan gum.

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts

High-score cross-brand comparables for The original ice cream cake layers of chocolate and vanilla flavored ice cream with thick rich fudge, chocolate flavored crunchies and creamy whipped icing

Neighbours outside Carvel with screening scores in the same high band as The original ice cream cake layers of chocolate and vanilla flavored ice cream with thick rich fudge, chocolate flavored crunchies and creamy whipped icing (90/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Carvel; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 65 is the first flagged ingredient selected from The original ice cream cake layers of chocolate and vanilla flavored ice cream with thick rich fudge, chocolate flavored crunchies and creamy whipped icing's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 38-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 65. Open Polysorbate 65
  • Compare The original ice cream cake layers of chocolate and vanilla flavored ice cream with thick rich fudge, chocolate flavored crunchies and creamy whipped icing's 2 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0016264006351: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.