Caution

Lowes foods, sundae cone crunch premium ice cream, rich & creamy

by Lowes Foods

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0741643008335 · Lowes Foods · Desserts. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0741643008335 · Serving size 0.5 cup (67 g)

The verdict

Lowes foods, sundae cone crunch premium ice cream, rich & creamy by Lowes Foods scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 43 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 43-component record, beginning with Ice Cream, Milk, Cream. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
3
Few flagged · of 43 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

55/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

43008335 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Lowes foods, sundae cone crunch premium ice cream, rich & creamy label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-DENSE 43 ing. REG-PART 30% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-D Nutri-D RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG Polysorbate 80 PHOTO-FINISH Premium Ice Cream · ±0 BOOK-OFF …008335 · July 2026

13 of 43 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polysorbate 80). Source sheet 43008335 · 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: Premium Ice Cream · Nearest score peer is Premium Ice Cream 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 second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published 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. Lowes foods, sundae cone crunch premium ice cream, rich & creamy: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Lowes foods, sundae cone …85/1002. Premium Ice Cream: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Premium Ice Cream85/1003. Honey Turkey Breast: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Honey Turkey Breast85/1004. The Franktacular Natural-Casing Smoked Wieners: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. The Franktacular Natural-…85/1005. The Smoky Maple Sausage: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. The Smoky Maple Sausage85/100
High-band neighbours for Lowes foods, sundae cone crunch premium ice cream, rich & creamy (85/100) outside Lowes Foods.
Chart values as text

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

Lowes foods, sundae cone crunch premium ice cream, rich & creamy
85/100
Premium Ice Cream
85/100
Honey Turkey Breast
85/100
The Franktacular Natural-Casing Smoked Wieners
85/100
The Smoky Maple Sausage
85/100

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. Lowes foods, sundae cone crunch premium ice cream, rich & creamy scores 7.9 points below that category average (85/100 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

Lowes foods, sundae cone crunch premium ice cream, rich & creamy lists 43 ingredients on its label

43 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% 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: 43 (95th 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 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 43 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Ice Cream
2
Milk
3
Cream
4
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
5
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
6
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
7
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
8
Nonfat Dry Milk
9
Guar Gum
10
Mono And Diglycerides
11
Cellulose Gum
12
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
13
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
14
Locust Bean Gum
15
Natural And Artificial Vanilla
16
Annatto Color
17
Caramel Swirl
18
Fructose
Sweetener
Cut Back
19
Buttermilk
20
Evaporated Milk
21
Butter
22
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
23
Corn Starch
24
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
25
Natural And Artificial Flavor
26
Potassium Sorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT
Safe GRAS
27
Sodium Citrate. Choco Cone Crunch
28
Chocolate Coating
29
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
30
Partially Hydrogenated Coconut Oil
31
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
32
Cocoa Processed With Alkali
33
Soy Lecithin
34
Emulsifier
35
Roasted Peanuts
36
Peanuts Roasted In Peanut Oil
37
Cones
38
Bleached Wheat Flour
39
Soybean Oil
40
Vegetable Shortening
41
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
42
Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil
43
Lecithin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MASTICATORY SUBSTANCE, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Ice cream contains milk, cream, sugar, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, whey, nonfat dry milk, guar gum, mono and diglycerides, cellulose gum, polysorbate 80, carrageenan, locust bean gum, natural and artificial vanilla, annatto color, caramel swirl contains fructose, buttermilk, evaporated milk, sugar, butter, (cream, salt), modified corn starch, caramel color, natural and artificial flavor, potassium sorbate, mono and diglycerides, salt, sodium citrate. choco cone crunch contains chocolate coating (powdered sugar, partially hydrogenated coconut oil, coconut oil, cocoa processed with alkali, salt, soy lecithin [emulsifier]), roasted peanuts (peanuts roasted in peanut oil, salt), cones (bleached wheat flour, sugar, soybean oil, vegetable shortening [partially hydrogenated soybean oil and/or partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil], lecithin [emulsifier], salt).

Categories

Desserts Frozen foods Frozen desserts

High-score cross-brand comparables for Lowes foods, sundae cone crunch premium ice cream, rich & creamy

Neighbours outside Lowes Foods with screening scores in the same high band as Lowes foods, sundae cone crunch premium ice cream, rich & creamy (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Lowes Foods; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polysorbate 80 is the first flagged ingredient selected from Lowes foods, sundae cone crunch premium ice cream, rich & creamy's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 43-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polysorbate 80. Open Polysorbate 80
  • Compare Lowes foods, sundae cone crunch premium ice cream, rich & creamy'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 0741643008335: 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.