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

by Lowes Foods, Lowe's Food Stores Inc.

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 3 flagged ingredients

Lowes foods, sundae cone crunch premium ice cream, rich & creamy by Lowes Foods, Lowe's Food Stores Inc. receives a safety score of 85/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 3 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
0741643008335
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
0.5 cup (67 g)

What the Data Says About

Lowes foods, sundae cone crunch premium ice cream, rich & creamy by Lowes Foods, Lowe's Food Stores Inc. carries a composite safety score of 85/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 3 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, Lowes foods, sundae cone crunch premium ice cream, rich & creamy 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 Lowes foods, sundae cone crunch premium ice cream, rich & creamy
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 85/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 3 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
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
Caution 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

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