Blue bunny, premium ice cream, homemade turtle sundae

by Blue Bunny

90
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Blue bunny, premium ice cream, homemade turtle sundae by Blue Bunny receives a safety score of 90/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 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
0070640008865
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.5 cup (71 g)

What the Data Says About

Blue bunny, premium ice cream, homemade turtle sundae by Blue Bunny carries a composite safety score of 90/100, 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 2 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, homemade 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, homemade turtle sundae
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 90/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 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
Caramel Fudge Ribbon {Corn Syrup
6
Water
7
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Buttermilk
9
Nonfat Dry Milk
10
Butter
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
13
Mono & Diglycerides
14
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
15
Sodium Citrate}
16
Caramel Turtles {Coating
17
Coconut Oil Cocoa Processed With Alkali
18
Nonfat Milk
19
Partially Hydrogenated Palm Oil
20
Soy Lecithin
21
Natural Flavors
22
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
23
Sweetened Condensed Milk
24
Heavy Cram
25
Palm Kernel Oil
26
Natural And Artificial Flavors
27
Vanillin}
28
Pecans
29
Cottonseed Oil
30
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
31
Or Less Of The Following: Egg Yolk
32
Guar Gum
33
Cellulose Gum
34
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
35
Mon & Diglycerides
36
Natural & Artificial Flavor
37
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
38
Annatto For Color

Full Ingredient List

Milk, cream, skim milk, sugar, caramel fudge ribbon {corn syrup, water, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, buttermilk, nonfat dry milk, butter (cream, salt), pectin, mono & diglycerides, salt, xanthan gum, sodium citrate}, 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 cram, butter, palm kernel oil, salt, natural and artificial flavors, soy lecithin, vanillin}, pecans (pecans, cottonseed oil, butter, salt), fructose, contains 1% or less of the following: egg yolk, guar gum, cellulose gum, carrageenan, mon & diglycerides, natural & artificial flavor, caramel color, annatto for 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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial