Nestle drumstick triple chocolate king size sundae cone 7.5 oz

by Nestle

95
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Nestle drumstick triple chocolate king size sundae cone 7.5 oz by Nestle 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
0072554218903
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 Drumstick (137 g)

What the Data Says About

Nestle drumstick triple chocolate king size sundae cone 7.5 oz by Nestle 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, Nestle drumstick triple chocolate king size sundae cone 7.5 oz 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 Nestle drumstick triple chocolate king size sundae cone 7.5 oz
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
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
2
Skim Milk
3
Cream
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Cone
6
Bleached Wheat Flour
7
Soybean Oil
8
Vegetable Shortening
9
Palm Oil
10
Soy Lecithin
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
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
13
Cone Coating
14
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
15
Cocoa Powder
16
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
17
Palm Oil
18
Artificial Flavor
19
Chocolatey Topping
20
Milk
21
Natural Chocolate
22
Chocolate Morsels
23
Cocoa Butter
24
Vanilla Extract
25
Tapioca Maltodextrin
26
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
27
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
28
Propylene Glycol Monostearate
29
Sweetened Condensed Milk
30
Guar Gum
31
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
32
Monoglycerides
33
Carob Bean 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
Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose
36
Natural And Artificial Flavor
37
Annatto Color
38
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

Full Ingredient List

Whey, skim milk, cream, sugar, cone (bleached wheat flour, sugar, soybean oil, vegetable shortening [palm oil, soybean oil], soy lecithin, salt), corn syrup, cone coating (coconut oil, sugar, cocoa powder, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, soy lecithin, hydrogenated palm oil, artificial flavor), chocolatey topping (coconut oil, palm oil, artificial flavor), whey, milk, chocolate, artificial flavor, soy lecithin), chocolate morsels (sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract), tapioca maltodextrin, cocoa processed with alkali, high fructose corn syrup, propylene glycol monostearate, sweetened condensed milk (milk, sugar), guar gum, hydrogenated coconut oil, monoglycerides, carob bean gum, carrageenan, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, cocoa butter, natural and artificial flavor, annatto color, soy lecithin, xanthan gum, salt.

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