Concern

Popsicle, Hello Kitty, Strawberry And Cherry Frozen Confection Naturally And Artificially Flavored

by Unilever

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0077567281524 · Unilever · Desserts. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0077567281524 · Serving size 1 POP (86 g)

The verdict

Popsicle, Hello Kitty, Strawberry And Cherry Frozen Confection Naturally And Artificially Flavored by Unilever scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 20 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The 20-component label is layered, beginning with Water, High-fructose corn syrup, Maltodextrin. Start with any flagged rows, then check the nutrition grade and serving size instead of treating one roll-up score as the whole decision. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

65/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 20 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

50/100

Grade C-

Ingredient Safety

65/100

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.

67281524 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Popsicle, Hello Kitty, Strawberry And Cherry Frozen Confection Naturally And Artificially Flavored label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 65/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-LAYERED 20 ing. REG-PART 55% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-MID Len top 48% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 65 PHOTO-FINISH Vanilla Frozen Dairy · ±0 BOOK-OFF …281524 · July 2026

11 of 20 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 65). Source sheet 67281524 · 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: Vanilla Frozen Dairy Dessert · Nearest score peer is Vanilla Frozen Dairy Dessert at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

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.

A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Popsicle, Hello Kitty, Strawberry And Cherry Frozen Confection Naturally And Artificially Flavored: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Popsicle, Hello Kitty, St…65/1002. Vanilla Frozen Dairy Dessert: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Vanilla Frozen Dairy Dess…65/1003. Vanilla Chocolate Strawberry: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Vanilla Chocolate Strawbe…65/1004. Frozen Dairy Dessert, No Sugar Added, Butter: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Frozen Dairy Dessert, No …65/1005. Vanilla Frozen Dairy Dessert: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Vanilla Frozen Dairy Dess…65/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Popsicle, Hello Kitty, Strawberry And Cherry Frozen Confection Naturally And Artificially Flavored (65/100 on 20 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Popsicle, Hello Kitty, Strawberry And Cherry Frozen Confection Naturally And Artificially Flavored
65/100
Vanilla Frozen Dairy Dessert
65/100
Vanilla Chocolate Strawberry
65/100
Frozen Dairy Dessert, No Sugar Added, Butter
65/100
Vanilla Frozen Dairy Dessert
65/100

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. Popsicle, Hello Kitty, Strawberry And Cherry Frozen Confection Naturally And Artificially Flavored scores 27.9 points below that category average (65/100 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

Popsicle, Hello Kitty, Strawberry And Cherry Frozen Confection Naturally And Artificially Flavored lists 20 ingredients on its label

20 52nd percentile a longer ingredient list than 52% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 22–24: 666 products (6%). Above this entry. 24–26: 590 products (5%). Above this entry. 26–28: 542 products (5%). Above this entry. 28–30: 439 products (4%). Above this entry. 30–32: 422 products (4%). Above this entry. 32–34: 346 products (3%). Above this entry. 34–36: 312 products (3%). Above this entry. 36–38: 249 products (2%). Above this entry. 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: 20 (52nd 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 65/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 20 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
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
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
Acerola Juice Concentrate
6
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
7
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
8
Guar Gum
9
Beet Juice Concentrate
10
Mono And Diglycerides
11
Pectin
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
12
Natural And Artificial Flavor
13
Cellulose Gum
14
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
15
Polysorbate 80
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
16
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
17
Locust Bean Gum
18
Polysorbate 65
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Caution Approved
19
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
20
Ice Structuring Protein

Full Ingredient List

Water, high fructose corn syrup, maltodextrin, corn syrup, contains 1 percent or less of the following: acerola juice concentrate, citric acid, malic acid, guar gum, beet juice concentrate, mono and diglycerides, pectin, natural and artificial flavor, cellulose gum, modified cellulose, polysorbate 80, red 40, locust bean gum, polysorbate 65, carrageenan, ice structuring protein.

Other products containing Ice Structuring Protein

Ice Structuring Protein is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 4 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Popsicle, Hello Kitty, Strawberry And Cherry Frozen Confection Naturally And Artificially Flavored

Neighbours outside Unilever near Popsicle, Hello Kitty, Strawberry And Cherry Frozen Confection Naturally And Artificially Flavored's mid-band score (65/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Unilever; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 65 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Popsicle, Hello Kitty, Strawberry And Cherry Frozen Confection Naturally And Artificially Flavored's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 20-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 65. Open Polysorbate 65
  • Compare Popsicle, Hello Kitty, Strawberry And Cherry Frozen Confection Naturally And Artificially Flavored's 3 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 0077567281524: 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.