Blue bunny, premium ice cream, banana split

by Blue Bunny, Wells Enterprises Inc.

65
Concern
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 3 flagged ingredients

Blue bunny, premium ice cream, banana split by Blue Bunny, Wells Enterprises Inc. receives a safety score of 65/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 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.

Barcode
0070640008759
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.5 cup (74 g)

What the Data Says About

Blue bunny, premium ice cream, banana split by Blue Bunny, Wells Enterprises Inc. carries a composite safety score of 65/100, which we classify as "Concern" 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 3 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, Blue bunny, premium ice cream, banana split 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, banana split
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 65/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 3 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
Skim Milk
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Strawberry/banana Revel {Strawberries
6
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
7
Bananas
8
Water
9
Food Starch - Modified
10
Natural Flavor
11
Food Acids
12
Maltic
13
Citric
14
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
15
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
16
Strawberry And Cherry Juice Concentrate}
17
Fudge Revel {Water
18
Palm Oil
19
Chocolate Liquor Processed With Alkali
20
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
21
Mono & Deglycerides
22
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
23
Pineapple Pieces
24
Cherries
25
Food Starch-modified
26
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
27
Mixed Nuts
28
Cashews
29
Almonds
30
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
31
Saly
32
. Corn Syrup
33
Or Less Of The Following: Carob Bean Gum
34
Guar Gum
35
Mono & Diglycerides
36
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
37
Cellulose Gel
38
Cellulose Gum
39
Vanilla Extract
40
Artificial Flavor

Full Ingredient List

Milk, cream, skim milk, sugar, strawberry/banana revel {strawberries, corn syrup, sugar, bananas, water, food starch - modified, natural flavor, food acids (maltic, citric), red 40, pectin, strawberry and cherry juice concentrate}, fudge revel {water, corn syrup, sugar, palm oil, chocolate liquor processed with alkali, cocoa processed with alkali, pectin, mono & deglycerides, polysorbate 80), pineapple pieces, cherries (cherries, water, corn syrup, sugar, food starch-modified, citric acid, natural flavor, red 40), mixed nuts (cashews, almonds, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, saly). corn syrup, contains 1% or less of the following: carob bean gum, guar gum, mono & diglycerides, carrageenan, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, 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