Stroh's, Premium Ice Cream, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

by Dean Foods Company

90
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 2 flagged ingredients

Stroh's, Premium Ice Cream, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough by Dean Foods Company receives a safety score of 90/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 2 ingredients 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
0738248000109
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.5 cup (71 g)

What the Data Says About

Stroh's, Premium Ice Cream, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough by Dean Foods Company carries a composite safety score of 90/100, 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 2 flagged ingredients 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, Stroh's, Premium Ice Cream, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough 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 Stroh's, Premium Ice Cream, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 90/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 2 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
Milkfat And Nonfat Milk
2
Cookie Dough With Chips {Cookie Dough
3
Wheat Flour
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
Brown Sugar
6
Molasses
7
Margarine
8
Soybean Oil
9
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
10
Water
11
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
12
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
13
Mono & Diglycerides
14
Soy Lecithin
15
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
16
Preservative
17
Artificial Flavor
18
Beta Carotene
19
Color
20
Vitamin A Palmitate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
21
Chocolate Chips
22
Chocolate Liquor
23
Cocoa Butter
24
Emulsifier
25
Vanilla
26
Baking Soda}
27
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
28
Chocolate Flavored Flakes
29
Partially Hydrogenated Coconut Oil
30
Organic Cocoa
31
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
32
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
33
Vanilla Extract
34
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
35
Sweetcream Buttermilk
36
Guar Gum
37
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
38
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
39
Cellulose Gum
40
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
41
Natural And Artificial Flavors
42
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid

Full Ingredient List

Milkfat and nonfat milk, cookie dough with chips {cookie dough [wheat flour, sugar, brown sugar (sugar, molasses), margarine (soybean oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, water, salt, whey, mono & diglycerides, soy lecithin, sodium benzoate (preservative), artificial flavor, beta carotene (color), vitamin a palmitate], chocolate chips [sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin (emulsifier)], water, vanilla, salt, baking soda}, sugar, corn syrup, chocolate flavored flakes (sugar, partially hydrogenated coconut oil, cocoa, cocoa processed with alkali, coconut oil, soy lecithin, salt, vanilla extract), brown sugar, high fructose corn syrup, sweetcream buttermilk, whey, contains less than 2% of molasses, guar gum, mono & diglycerides, xanthan gum, polysorbate 80, cellulose gum, carrageenan, natural and artificial flavors, annatto (color), 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