Peppermint reduced fat ice cream with a chocolate swirl dipped in peppermint crunch flavored coating topped with chocolate cookie pieces all inside a chocolate cone, chocolate peppermint crunch

15
Avoid
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 5 flagged ingredients

Peppermint reduced fat ice cream with a chocolate swirl dipped in peppermint crunch flavored coating topped with chocolate cookie pieces all inside a chocolate cone, chocolate peppermint crunch receives a safety score of 15/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 5 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
0070640019168
Nutri-Score
e
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
2 CONES (93 g)

What the Data Says About

Peppermint reduced fat ice cream with a chocolate swirl dipped in peppermint crunch flavored coating topped with chocolate cookie pieces all inside a chocolate cone, chocolate peppermint crunch carries a composite safety score of 15/100, which we classify as "Avoid" 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 5 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, Peppermint reduced fat ice cream with a chocolate swirl dipped in peppermint crunch flavored coating topped with chocolate cookie pieces all inside a chocolate cone, chocolate peppermint crunch 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 Peppermint reduced fat ice cream with a chocolate swirl dipped in peppermint crunch flavored coating topped with chocolate cookie pieces all inside a chocolate cone, chocolate peppermint crunch
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 15/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 5 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
Milk
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Buttermilk
4
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
5
Cream
6
Bleached Wheat Flour
7
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
8
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
9
Wheat Flour
10
Skim Milk
11
Or Less Of Cocoa
12
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
13
Unsweetened Chocolate
14
Canola Oil
15
Soy Lecithin
16
Cocoa Butter
17
Food Starch-modified
18
Natural & Artificial Flavors
19
Soybean Oil
20
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
21
Carob Bean Gum
22
Cellulose Gum
23
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
24
Water
25
Corn Starch
26
Oat fiber
Other
Safe
27
Mono & Diglycerides
28
Baking Soda
29
Caramel Coloring
Caution Approved (color additive, GRAS)
30
Titanium Dioxide For Color
31
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
32
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
33
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
34
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Milk, sugar, buttermilk, coconut oil, cream, bleached wheat flour, corn syrup, whey, wheat flour, skim milk, contains 2% or less of cocoa, cocoa processed with alkali, unsweetened chocolate, canola oil, soy lecithin, cocoa butter, food starch-modified, natural & artificial flavors, soybean oil, salt, carob bean gum, cellulose gum, carrageenan, water, corn starch, oat fiber, mono & diglycerides, baking soda, caramel color, titanium dioxide for color, red 40 lake, red 40, blue 1, vitamin a palmitate.

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