Avoid

Mint Cookie Crumble Ice Cream

by Signature Select

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0021130098859 · Signature Select · Desserts. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0021130098859 · Serving size 0.667 cup (90 g)

The verdict

Mint Cookie Crumble Ice Cream by Signature Select scores 45/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 42 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 42-component record, beginning with Skim Milk, Cream, Sugar. 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.

45/100
Avoid safety score
3
Few flagged · of 42 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

35/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

45/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

30098859 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Mint Cookie Crumble Ice Cream label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 45/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 42 ing. REG-PART 31% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG Invert Sugar PHOTO-FINISH Ice Cream With · ±0 BOOK-OFF …098859 · July 2026

13 of 42 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Invert Sugar). Source sheet 30098859 · 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: Ice Cream With Roasted Almonds · Nearest score peer is Ice Cream With Roasted Almonds at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Mint Cookie Crumble Ice Cream: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Mint Cookie Crumble Ice C…45/1002. Ice Cream With Roasted Almonds: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Ice Cream With Roasted Al…45/1003. Orange Sherbet: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Orange Sherbet45/1004. Coffee Creamer: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Coffee Creamer45/1005. Soda: 45/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Soda45/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Mint Cookie Crumble Ice Cream (45/100 on 42 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Mint Cookie Crumble Ice Cream
45/100
Ice Cream With Roasted Almonds
45/100
Orange Sherbet
45/100
Coffee Creamer
45/100
Soda
45/100

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. Mint Cookie Crumble Ice Cream scores 47.9 points below that category average (45/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Desserts products

Mint Cookie Crumble Ice Cream lists 42 ingredients on its label

42 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% 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%). Below this entry. 40–42: 754 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. 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: 42 (95th 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 45/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 42 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Skim Milk
2
Cream
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Chocolaty Cookie Crumb Swirl
5
Soybean Oil
6
Chocolaty Cookie Crumbs
7
Wheat Flour
8
Palm And Palm Kernel Oil
9
Organic Cocoa
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Baking Soda
12
Natural Flavor
13
Soy Lecithin
14
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
15
Corn Starch
16
Chocolaty Sandwich Cookie Pieces
17
Enriched Wheat Flour
18
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
19
Reduced Iron
20
Thiamin Mononitrate
21
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
22
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
23
Vegetable Oils
24
Palm
25
Soybean
26
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
27
Or Less Of Yellow Corn Flour
28
Chocolate Liquor
29
Corn Starch
30
Leavening
31
Monocalcium Phosphate
32
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
33
Natural & Artificial Flavor
34
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
35
Or Less Of Natural Flavor
36
Mono - And Diglycerides
37
Guar Gum
38
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
39
Locust Bean Gum
40
Carrageenan
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Caution GRAS
41
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
42
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)

Full Ingredient List

Skim milk, cream, sugar, chocolaty cookie crumb swirl (soybean oil, chocolaty cookie crumbs [wheat flour, sugar, palm and palm kernel oil, cocoa {processed with alkali}, salt, baking soda, natural flavor, soy lecithin], powdered sugar [sugar, corn starch], cocoa [processed with alkali], salt, soy lecithin), chocolaty sandwich cookie pieces (sugar, enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], vegetable oils [palm, soybean], cocoa [processed with alkali], invert sugar, contains 2% or less of yellow corn flour, chocolate liquor, modified corn starch, salt, leavening [baking soda, monocalcium phosphate], whey, natural & artificial flavor, soy lecithin), corn syrup, whey, contains 2% or less of natural flavor, mono - and diglycerides, guar gum, calcium sulfate, locust bean gum, carrageenan, yellow 5, blue 1.

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts Ice creams and sorbets Ice creams

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Mint Cookie Crumble Ice Cream

Neighbours outside Signature Select in the same lower screening band as Mint Cookie Crumble Ice Cream (45/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Signature Select; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Invert Sugar is the first flagged ingredient selected from Mint Cookie Crumble Ice Cream's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 42-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Invert Sugar. Open Invert Sugar
  • Compare Mint Cookie Crumble Ice Cream's 3 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 0021130098859: 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.