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Is Amul Fruit 'N' Nut Fantasy ultra-processed?

540 gm Ice cream in a box Sold in the United States and India

Pack of Amul Fruit 'N' Nut Fantasy

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 6 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed ice creams

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Milk, sugar, orange jelly, bmikk chocolate chips, cashew, raisins, emulsifier 471, stabilizers (407‚412‚466‚415), artificial flavouring, colours (102‚110)

Additives: E102 Tartrazine , E110 Sunset yellow FCF , E407 Carrageenan , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E102 Tartrazine, E110 Sunset yellow FCF, E407 Carrageenan, E412 Guar gum, E415 Xanthan gum, E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose.

As written on the pack

Milk solids, sugar, orange jelly,bmikk chocolate chips, cashew pieces, raisins, emulsifier 471, stabilizers (407,412,466,415), artificial flavouring, colours (102,110)

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E102 Tartrazine Tartrazine is a synthetic yellow azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 5 in the US).
  • E110 Sunset yellow FCF Sunset yellow FCF is a synthetic orange azo dye (FD&C Yellow No. 6 in the US).
  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
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  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
2 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Ice creams Products in the category "Ice creams" are at least group 3.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 10 ice cream in a box

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 100% of the ice cream in a box here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 10 ice cream in a box, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8901262173483, last edited 16 February 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.