Safe

Caramel Waffle Cone Vanilla Flavored Premium

by Hy-Vee Inc.

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0075450175158 · Hy-Vee Inc. · Desserts. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0075450175158 · Serving size 1/2 cup (65 g)

The verdict

Caramel Waffle Cone Vanilla Flavored Premium by Hy-Vee Inc. scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 37 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 37-component record, beginning with Milkfat And Nonfat Milk, Sweet Cream Buttermilk, Caramel. 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 37 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
D
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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

D

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.

50175158 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Caramel Waffle Cone Vanilla Flavored Premium label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 37 ing. REG-PART 35% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 10% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Salted caramel premium · ±0 BOOK-OFF …175158 · July 2026

13 of 37 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 50175158 · 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: Salted caramel premium ice cream with a caramel swirl · Nearest score peer is Salted caramel premium ice cream with a caramel swirl at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

This label falls in the fourth Nutri-Score band. The model arrives there when its penalty terms — energy density, sugars, saturated fat, sodium — carry more weight in the calculation than the fibre, protein and produce content it credits. The band covers a wide span of the points scale, so position within it is not visible from the letter alone. The grade reflects the declared nutrition panel and is unrelated to the additive ratings listed below, which come from different bodies applying different criteria.

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. Caramel Waffle Cone Vanilla Flavored Premium: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Caramel Waffle Cone Vanil…95/1002. Salted caramel premium ice cream with a caramel swirl: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Salted caramel premium ic…95/1003. Chocolate premium ice cream: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Chocolate premium ice cre…95/1004. Premium Ice Cream: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Premium Ice Cream95/1005. Rocky road chocolate premium ice cream swirled with marshmallow and almonds: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Rocky road chocolate prem…95/100
High-band neighbours for Caramel Waffle Cone Vanilla Flavored Premium (95/100) outside Hy-Vee Inc..
Chart values as text

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

Caramel Waffle Cone Vanilla Flavored Premium
95/100
Salted caramel premium ice cream with a caramel swirl
95/100
Chocolate premium ice cream
95/100
Premium Ice Cream
95/100
Rocky road chocolate premium ice cream swirled with marshmallow and almonds
95/100

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. Caramel Waffle Cone Vanilla Flavored Premium scores 2.1 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 92.9/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Desserts products

Caramel Waffle Cone Vanilla Flavored Premium lists 37 ingredients on its label

37 90th percentile a longer ingredient list than 90% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 38–40: 211 products (2%). Above this entry. 40–42: 754 products (7%). Above this entry. 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: 37 (90th 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 37 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Milkfat And Nonfat Milk
2
Sweet Cream Buttermilk
3
Caramel
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
4
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
5
Sweetened Condensed Skim Milk
6
Condensed Skim Milk
7
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
8
Water
9
Cream
10
Butter
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
Sodium Alginate
13
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
14
Mono - And Diglycerides
15
Natural Flavor
16
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
17
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
18
Sodium Citrate
19
Chocolaty Covered Waffle Cone Pieces
20
Chocolaty Coating
21
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
22
Corn Starch
23
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
24
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
25
Organic Cocoa
26
Butter Oil
27
Soy Lecithin
28
Waffle Cone Pieces
29
Wheat Flour
30
Soybean Oil
31
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
32
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
33
Natural And Artificial Flavors
34
Guar Gum
35
Calcium Sulfate
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
36
Carob Bean Gum
37
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

Full Ingredient List

Milkfat and nonfat milk, sweet cream buttermilk, caramel (corn syrup, sweetened condensed skim milk [condensed skim milk, sugar, corn syrup], water, sugar, cream, butter, salt, sodium alginate, xanthan gum, mono - and diglycerides, natural flavor, pectin, sodium bicarbonate, sodium citrate), sugar, chocolaty covered waffle cone pieces (chocolaty coating [powdered sugar {sugar, corn starch}, coconut oil, cocoa processed with alkali, cocoa, butter oil, salt, soy lecithin, natural flavor], waffle cone pieces [wheat flour, sugar, soybean oil, salt, soy lecithin], coconut oil), corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, whey, mono - and diglycerides, natural and artificial flavors, guar gum, calcium sulfate, carob bean gum, carrageenan.

Other products containing Waffle Cone Pieces

Waffle Cone Pieces is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 9 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts

High-score cross-brand comparables for Caramel Waffle Cone Vanilla Flavored Premium

Neighbours outside Hy-Vee Inc. with screening scores in the same high band as Caramel Waffle Cone Vanilla Flavored Premium (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Hy-Vee Inc.; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Caramel Waffle Cone Vanilla Flavored Premium's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 37-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Caramel Waffle Cone Vanilla Flavored Premium's 1 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 0075450175158: 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.