Pierre's, ultimate ice cream, cookie butter fudge chunk

by Pierre's

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Pierre's, ultimate ice cream, cookie butter fudge chunk by Pierre's receives a safety score of 95/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient 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.

Barcode
0048178130877
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.5 cup (90 g)

What the Data Says About

Pierre's, ultimate ice cream, cookie butter fudge chunk by Pierre's carries a composite safety score of 95/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 1 flagged ingredient 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, Pierre's, ultimate ice cream, cookie butter fudge chunk 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 E 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

Composite safety metrics for Pierre's, ultimate ice cream, cookie butter fudge chunk
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 95/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score E OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Cream
2
Liquid Sugar
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Water
5
Skim Milk
6
Speculoos Cookie Butter
7
Speculoos Cookies
8
Wheat Flour
9
Candy Sugar
10
Margarine {Palm
11
Cole Seed And Coconut Oil
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Mono & Diglycerides
14
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
15
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
16
Natural Flavor}
17
Cane Sugar
18
Soy Flour
19
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
20
Baking Powder
21
Cinnamon
22
Nutmeg
23
Vegetable Oils
24
Palm
25
Rapeseed
26
Lecithin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
27
Dark Choco Chunks
28
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
29
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
30
Milkfat
31
Organic Cocoa
32
Soy Lecithin
33
Natural Flavors
34
Margarine
35
Natural Flavor
36
Vanilla Extract
37
Guar Gum
38
Locust Bean Gum
39
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
40
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
41
Color

Full Ingredient List

Cream, liquid sugar [sugar, water], skim milk, speculoos cookie butter [speculoos cookies (wheat flour, candy sugar, margarine {palm, cole seed and coconut oil, salt, mono & diglycerides, lactic acid, citric acid, natural flavor}, raw cane sugar, soy flour, invert sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg), vegetable oils (palm, rapeseed), sugar, lecithin], dark choco chunks [sugar, coconut oil, cocoa processed with alkali, milkfat, cocoa, soy lecithin, natural flavors], speculoos cookies [wheat flour, candy sugar, margarine (palm, cole seed and coconut oil, salt, mono & diglycerides, citric acid, lactic acid, natural flavor), raw cane sugar, soy flour, invert sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg], vanilla extract, guar gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan, annatto [color].

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts

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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