Frozen desserts
WW Giant Chocolate Fudge Chocolate Low Fat Ice Cream
21 fl oz/621 mL
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
Why it scores 21
WW Giant Chocolate Fudge Chocolate Low Fat Ice Cream scores 21 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Corn syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Giant Chocolate Fudge Chocolate Low Fat Ice Cream
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Cellulose gum (carboxymethylcellulose) minus 7.5 points
- Carrageenan minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 19.4 g / 100 g minus 11 points
- Fiber 6 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 79.5 = 20.5 → 21
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 134 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 1.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.8 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 31.3 g |
| Sugars | 19.4 g |
| Added sugars | 13.4 g |
| Fiber | 6 g |
| Protein | 4.5 g |
| Salt | 0.2 g |
Serving: 1 bar (67 g)
Ingredients
- SKIM MILK
- MILK
- SUGAR (high concern)
- POLYDEXTROSE
- CORN SYRUP (high concern)
- COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI
- WATER
- CELLULOSE GEL
- CELLULOSE GUM (moderate concern)
- CARRAGEENAN (moderate concern)
- SUNFLOWER LECITHIN
- VITAMIN A PALMITATE
Label text, as published
SKIM MILK, MILK, SUGAR, POLYDEXTROSE, CORN SYRUP, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, WATER, CELLULOSE GEL, CELLULOSE GUM, CARRAGEENAN, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, VITAMIN A PALMITATE.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk
- Not vegan
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”
doi.org
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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”
doi.org
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“This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”
doi.org
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“The Panel concluded that there was no need for a numerical ADI and that there would be no safety concern at the reported uses and use levels for the unmodified and modified celluloses”
doi.org
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“We found direct associations between the risk of type 2 diabetes and exposures to various food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods, in a large prospective cohort of French adults.”
doi.org
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Re-evaluation of carrageenan (E 407) and processed Eucheuma seaweed (E 407a) as food additives
“However, the Panel noted uncertainties as regards the chemistry, the exposure assessment and biological and toxicological data.”
doi.org
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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
monographs.iarc.who.int
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org