Friendly's, jim dandy, sundae ice cream
by Friendly's
Contains 13 flagged ingredients
Friendly's, jim dandy, sundae ice cream by Friendly's receives a safety score of 0/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 13 ingredients that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.
What the Data Says About
Friendly's, jim dandy, sundae ice cream by Friendly's carries a composite safety score of 0/100, which we classify as "Avoid" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Our scan identified 13 flagged ingredients in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.
On the NOVA processing scale, Friendly's, jim dandy, sundae ice cream is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.
Safety Profile at a Glance
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| PlainFoodSafe Score | 0/100 | FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite |
| Flagged ingredients | 13 | CSPI/FDA review |
| NOVA processing group | Group 4 | OpenFoodFacts |
| Nutri-Score | D | OpenFoodFacts |
Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.
Ingredient Safety Analysis
Full Ingredient List
Milk, skim milk, sugar, cream, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, walnuts, bananas, strawberry puree, whey protein concentrate, whey buttermilk, vegetable oil shortening with soy lecithin (partially hydrogenated palm kernel, soybean and cottonseed oils), cocoa (processed with alkali), cornstarch-modified, cornstarch, palm kernel and/or palm oil, dextrose, natural flavor, xanthan gum, rice flour,sodium caseinate, beet juice (for color), guar gum, citric acid, food starch-modified, mono and diglycerides, titanium dioxide, salt, modified cellulose, polysorbate 60, sodium citrate, soy protein concentrate, artificial flavor, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, pectin, phosphoric acid, carrageenan, artificial colors (red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake, blue 1 lake, blue 2 lake, red 40, yellow 6, yellow 5, blue 1, red 3f, blue 2, green 3)*, dextrin, flaked corn, carnauba wax, confectioner's glaze, gum arabic, gum tragacanth, cellulose gum.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.
Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.
This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.
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