Safe

Premium Ice Cream

by Ingles

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0086854003497 · Ingles · Desserts. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0086854003497 · Serving size 0.5 cup (67 g)

The verdict

Premium Ice Cream by Ingles scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 41 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 41-component record, beginning with Milkfat And Nonfat Milk, Sugar, Chocolate Swirl. 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 41 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.

54003497 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Premium Ice Cream label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 41 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 6% LEAD-FLAG Carrageenan PHOTO-FINISH Laura lynn, small · ±0 BOOK-OFF …003497 · July 2026

12 of 41 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Carrageenan). Source sheet 54003497 · 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: Laura lynn, small curd cottage cheese · Nearest score peer is Laura lynn, small curd cottage cheese 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. Premium Ice Cream: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Premium Ice Cream95/1002. Laura lynn, small curd cottage cheese: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Laura lynn, small curd co…95/1003. Sherbet: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Sherbet95/1004. Cola: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Cola95/1005. Laura lynn, root beer: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Laura lynn, root beer95/100
High-band neighbours for Premium Ice Cream (95/100) outside Ingles.
Chart values as text

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

Premium Ice Cream
95/100
Laura lynn, small curd cottage cheese
95/100
Sherbet
95/100
Cola
95/100
Laura lynn, root beer
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. Premium Ice Cream 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

Premium Ice Cream lists 41 ingredients on its label

41 94th percentile a longer ingredient list than 94% 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: 41 (94th 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 41 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Milkfat And Nonfat Milk
2
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
3
Chocolate Swirl
4
High Fructose Corn
5
Syrup
6
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
7
Water
8
Cocoa Processed W/alkali
9
Organic Cocoa
10
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
11
Guar Gum
12
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
13
Natural Flavor And Potassium Sorbate
14
Orchard Fruit
15
Pineapple Cranberries
16
Raisins
17
Cherries
18
Grapes
19
Peaches
20
Apples
21
Sulfite
22
Locust Bean Gum
23
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
24
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
25
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
26
Preservative And Red 40
27
Organic Whey Milk
28
Stabilizer
29
Vegetable Mono & Diglycerides
30
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
31
Cellulose Gum
32
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
33
Banana Cream Pie Base
34
Bananas
35
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
36
Natural Flavors
37
Annatto Extract
38
For Color
39
Preservative
40
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
41
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

Full Ingredient List

Milkfat and nonfat milk, sugar, chocolate swirl (high fructose corn, syrup, corn syrup, water, cocoa processed w/alkali, cocoa, salt, guar gum, xanthan gum, natural flavor and potassium sorbate), corn syrup, orchard fruit (sugar, pineapple cranberries, raisins, cherries, grapes, corn syrup, peaches, apples (sulfite), locust bean gum, malic acid, sodium bicarbonate, sodium benzoate (preservative and red 40, whey milk, stabilizer (vegetable mono & diglycerides, guar gum, calcium sulfate, cellulose gum, carrageenan), banana cream pie base (bananas, corn syrup, sugar, water, ascorbic acid, natural flavors, annatto extract [for color], sodium benzoate [preservative], potassium sorbate [preservative], citric acid)

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts

High-score cross-brand comparables for Premium Ice Cream

Neighbours outside Ingles with screening scores in the same high band as Premium Ice Cream (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Ingles; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Carrageenan is the first flagged ingredient selected from Premium Ice Cream's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 41-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Carrageenan. Open Carrageenan
  • Compare Premium Ice Cream'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 0086854003497: 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.