Blue bunny, premium ice cream, turtle sundae

by Blue Bunny, Wells Enterprises Inc.

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Blue bunny, premium ice cream, turtle sundae by Blue Bunny, Wells Enterprises Inc. 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
0070640004669
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 UNIT (109 g)

What the Data Says About

Blue bunny, premium ice cream, turtle sundae by Blue Bunny, Wells Enterprises Inc. 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, Blue bunny, premium ice cream, turtle sundae 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

Composite safety metrics for Blue bunny, premium ice cream, turtle sundae
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 D OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Milk
2
Cream
3
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
4
Caramel Ribbon
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
Water
7
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Buttermilk Fat
9
Nonfat Dry Milk
10
Butter
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Flavoring
13
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
14
Potassium Sorbate As Preservative
15
Buttermilk
16
Caramel Turtles
17
{Coating
18
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
19
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
20
Nonfat Milk
21
Partially Hydrogenated Palm Oil
22
Soy Lecithin
23
Natural Flavors
24
Sweetened Condensed Milk
25
Heavy Cream
26
Palm Kernel Oil
27
Natural And Artificial Flavors
28
Vanillin}
29
Pecans
30
Organic Coconut
31
Cottonseed Oil
32
Carob Bean Gum
33
Guar Gum
34
Mono & Diglycerides
35
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
36
Vanilla Extract
37
Artificial Flavor

Full Ingredient List

Milk, cream, sugar, caramel ribbon (corn syrup, water, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, buttermilk fat, nonfat dry milk, butter (cream, salt), natural flavoring, pectin, potassium sorbate as preservative), buttermilk, caramel turtles, {coating (sugar, coconut oil, cocoa processed with alkali, nonfat milk, milk, partially hydrogenated palm oil, soy lecithin, natural flavors), corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), heavy cream,butter, palm kernel oil, sugar, salt, natural and artificial flavors, soy lecithin, vanillin}, pecans (pecans, coconut and/or cottonseed oil, butter, salt), corn syrup, carob bean gum, guar gum ,mono & diglycerides, carrageenan, vanilla extract, artificial flavor.

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial