Avoid

Light ice cream

by Blue Bunny

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0070640014217 · Blue Bunny · Desserts. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0070640014217 · Serving size 0.5 cup (87 g)

The verdict

Light ice cream by Blue Bunny scores 10/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 48 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 6 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 48-component record, beginning with Skim Milk, Buttermilk, Whey. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

10/100
Avoid safety score
6
Many flagged · of 48 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

23/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

10/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

40014217 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Light ice cream label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 10/100 FLAG-MANY 6 flagged LEN-DENSE 48 ing. REG-PART 42% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Lactitol PHOTO-FINISH Leonardo Tropical Punch · ±0 BOOK-OFF …014217 · July 2026

20 of 48 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Lactitol). Source sheet 40014217 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Leonardo Tropical Punch · Nearest score peer is Leonardo Tropical Punch at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the lowest of the four bands. That is where labels land when registry-rated components drive the greater part of the deduction from the index. The band name is drawn from the framework's own scale and is distinct from the ratings the registries themselves assign to individual substances, which are shown per component below. A single heavily rated component and several lightly rated ones can produce the same band, so the component table is the more precise reading of the two.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Light ice cream: 10/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Light ice cream10/1002. Leonardo Tropical Punch: 10/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Leonardo Tropical Punch10/1003. Frosted wildberry toaster pastries: 10/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Frosted wildberry toaster…10/1004. Instant chocolate pudding filling: 10/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Instant chocolate pudding…10/1005. Winco foods, tortilla chips, zesty ranch: 10/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Winco foods, tortilla chi…10/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Light ice cream (10/100 on 48 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Light ice cream
10/100
Leonardo Tropical Punch
10/100
Frosted wildberry toaster pastries
10/100
Instant chocolate pudding filling
10/100
Winco foods, tortilla chips, zesty ranch
10/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 24,982 products we've scored in the Frozen foods category, the average safety score is 92.9/100. Light ice cream scores 82.9 points below that category average (10/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Desserts products

Light ice cream lists 48 ingredients on its label

48 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% of the 11,156 products we track

0–2: 2 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 14 products (0%). Below this entry. 4–6: 181 products (2%). Below this entry. 6–8: 461 products (4%). Below this entry. 8–10: 573 products (5%). Below this entry. 10–12: 828 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 954 products (9%). Below this entry. 14–16: 1,026 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 970 products (9%). Below this entry. 18–20: 842 products (8%). Below this entry. 20–22: 774 products (7%). Below this entry. 22–24: 666 products (6%). Below this entry. 24–26: 590 products (5%). Below this entry. 26–28: 542 products (5%). Below this entry. 28–30: 439 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 422 products (4%). Below this entry. 32–34: 346 products (3%). Below this entry. 34–36: 312 products (3%). Below this entry. 36–38: 249 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 211 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 754 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Desserts product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

11,156 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 48 (97th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
2 products (0%)
2–4
14 products (0%)
4–6
181 products (2%)
6–8
461 products (4%)
8–10
573 products (5%)
10–12
828 products (7%)
12–14
954 products (9%)
14–16
1,026 products (9%)
16–18
970 products (9%)
18–20
842 products (8%)
20–22
774 products (7%)
22–24
666 products (6%)
24–26
590 products (5%)
26–28
542 products (5%)
28–30
439 products (4%)
30–32
422 products (4%)
32–34
346 products (3%)
34–36
312 products (3%)
36–38
249 products (2%)
38–40
211 products (2%)
40 and above
754 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 11,156 Desserts products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 10/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (6 flagged of 48 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Skim Milk
2
Buttermilk
3
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
4
Polydextrose
FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back Approved
5
Chocolaty Peanut Butter Bunnies
6
Peanut Butter
7
Peanuts
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Maltitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
10
Lactitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
12
Peanut Oil
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
13
Soy Lecithin
14
Milk
15
Cream
16
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
17
Fudge Swirl
18
Sorbitol
Sweetener
Cut Back
19
Organic Cocoa
20
Nonfat Dry Milk
21
Sucralose
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
22
Acesulfame Potassium
NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Avoid Approved
23
Caramel Swirl
24
Water
25
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
26
Mono & Diglycerides
27
Glycerin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
28
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
29
Sodium Citrate
30
Disodium Phosphate
31
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
32
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
33
Natural Flavor
34
Vanillin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Safe GRAS
35
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
36
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
37
Chocolaty Covered Peanuts
38
Coating
39
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
40
Natural Flavors
41
Or Less Of Vanilla Extract
42
Artificial Flavor
43
Propylene Glycol Monoesters
44
Guar Gum
45
Carob Bean Gum
46
Cellulose Gel
47
Cellulose Gum
48
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Skim milk, buttermilk, whey, polydextrose, chocolaty peanut butter bunnies {coconut oil, peanut butter (peanuts, salt), maltitol, lactitol, cocoa processed with alkali, peanut oil, soy lecithin, natural flavors}, milk, cream, maltitol, maltodextrin, fudge swirl (peanut oil, cocoa processed with alkali, maltodextrin, sorbitol, cocoa, maltitol, nonfat dry milk, salt, soy lecithin, sucralose, acesulfame potassium), caramel swirl (sorbitol, maltodextrin, water, nonfat dry milk, caramel color, mono & diglycerides, glycerin, pectin, sodium citrate, disodium phosphate, carrageenan, salt, sodium bicarbonate, natural flavor, sucralose, vanillin, yellow 6, red 40), chocolaty covered peanuts {peanuts, coating (coconut oil, maltitol, lactitol, cocoa processed with alkali, milk, soy lecithin, salt, natural flavors)}, contains 1% or less of vanilla extract, artificial flavor, propylene glycol monoesters, mono & diglycerides, guar gum, carob bean gum, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, carrageenan, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, vitamin a palmitate.

Other products containing Chocolaty Peanut Butter Bunnies

Chocolaty Peanut Butter Bunnies is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Light ice cream

Neighbours outside Blue Bunny in the same lower screening band as Light ice cream (10/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Blue Bunny; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Lactitol is the first flagged ingredient selected from Light ice cream's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 48-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Lactitol. Open Lactitol
  • Compare Light ice cream's 6 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0070640014217: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.