Avoid

Unicorn Sparkle Ice Cream

by Great Value

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0078742315607 · Great Value · Desserts. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0078742315607 · Serving size 0.67 cup (91 g)

The verdict

Unicorn Sparkle Ice Cream by Great Value scores 0/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 51 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 51-component record, beginning with Milk, Cream, Buttermilk. 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.

0/100
Avoid safety score
6
Many flagged · of 51 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

13/100

Grade F

Ingredient Safety

0/100

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.

42315607 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Unicorn Sparkle Ice Cream label screening desk

SCORE-AVOID 0/100 FLAG-MANY 6 flagged LEN-DENSE 51 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 2% LEAD-FLAG Red 3 PHOTO-FINISH Sugar-free peach gelatin · ±0 BOOK-OFF …315607 · July 2026

14 of 51 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Red 3). Source sheet 42315607 · 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: Sugar-free peach gelatin dessert · Nearest score peer is Sugar-free peach gelatin dessert 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.

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. Unicorn Sparkle Ice Cream: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #11. Unicorn Sparkle Ice Cream0/1002. Sugar-free peach gelatin dessert: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #22. Sugar-free peach gelatin …0/1003. Cheddar sour cream: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #33. Cheddar sour cream0/1004. Sugar Cookies, Sugar: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #44. Sugar Cookies, Sugar0/1005. Marshmallow treats: 0/100 · 0% of the leader · rank #55. Marshmallow treats0/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Unicorn Sparkle Ice Cream (0/100 on 51 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

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

Unicorn Sparkle Ice Cream
0/100
Sugar-free peach gelatin dessert
0/100
Cheddar sour cream
0/100
Sugar Cookies, Sugar
0/100
Marshmallow treats
0/100

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. Unicorn Sparkle Ice Cream scores 92.9 points below that category average (0/100 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

Unicorn Sparkle Ice Cream lists 51 ingredients on its label

51 98th percentile a longer ingredient list than 98% 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: 51 (98th 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 0/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (6 flagged of 51 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Milk
2
Cream
3
Buttermilk
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
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
6
Purple 8 Cup
7
91g
8
Frosting Swirl
9
Sugar Water
10
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Food Starch-modifed
12
Artificial Flavor
13
Mica
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT
Color Additive
14
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
15
Titanium Dioxide For Color
16
Yellow 6
Avoid Approved (certified color)
17
Red 3
Avoid FDA food listing remains in effect until Jan 15, 2027; revocation scheduled
18
Blue 1
Caution Approved (certified color)
19
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
20
Candy Confetti Pieces
21
Rice Flour
22
Corn Starch
23
Palm Oil
24
Confectioner's Glaze
25
Acacia Gum
26
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
27
Natural And Artificial Flavor
28
Yellow 5
Avoid Approved (certified color)
29
Mono - And Diglycerides
30
Polysorbate 60
BOILER WATER ADDITIVE, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Caution Approved
31
Skim Milk
32
10% Or Less Of Natural Flavors
33
Mono-and Diglycerides
34
Carob Bean Gum
35
Guar Gum
36
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
37
Cellulose Gel
38
Cellulose Gum
39
Red 40
Avoid Approved (certified color)
40
Almonds
41
Brazil Nuts
42
Cashews
43
Organic Coconut
44
Hazelnuts
45
Macadamia Nuts
46
Pecans
47
Organic Pine Nuts
48
Pistachios
49
Walnuts
50
Peanuts
51
3% Wheat And Soy

Full Ingredient List

milk, cream, buttermilk, sugar, whey, purple 8 cup (91g) frosting swirl (sugar water, high fructose corn syrup, food starch-modifed, natural,artificial flavor, mica, salt, titanium dioxide for color, yellow 6, red 3, blue 1), corn syrup, candy confetti pieces (sugar, rice flour, corn starch, palm oil, confectioner's glaze, acacia gum, xanthan gum, natural and artificial flavor, titanium dioxide for color, yellow 5, blue 1, red 3, yellow 6, mono - and diglycerides, polysorbate 60), skim milk, contains 1% 10% or less of natural flavors, mono-and diglycerides, carob bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, red 3, blue 1, yellow 6, red 40, yellow 5, contains milk, may contain traces of eggs, almonds, brazil nuts, cashews, coconut, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios, walnuts, peanuts, 3% wheat and soy,

Other products containing 91g

91g 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 Ice creams and sorbets Ice creams

Lower-score cross-brand comparables for Unicorn Sparkle Ice Cream

Neighbours outside Great Value in the same lower screening band as Unicorn Sparkle Ice Cream (0/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Great Value; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Red 3 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Unicorn Sparkle Ice Cream's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 51-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Red 3. Open Red 3
  • Compare Unicorn Sparkle 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 0078742315607: 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.