Is it ultra-processed?
Menu

Is Dione zero sugar added ultra-processed?

Ice cream tubs Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Dione zero sugar added

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:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed ice cream tubs

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

natural milk 33.8%, cookie dough pieces (cream 13.3%, sugar free caramel 11.7%, chicory fiber, polydextrose, erythritol), whey protein, skimmed milk powder, emulsifier m diglycerides of fatty acids, stabilizers (locust bean gum, guar gum), natural vanilla fla annato, lt, dione vaniliniai ledai su karamele ir sausainių masės gabal saldikliais, sudedamosios dalys (natūralus pienas), sausainiu mase

Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E410 Locust bean gum , E412 Guar gum , E570 Fatty acids , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

natural milk (33,8%), cookie dough pieces (13,3% cream (12,1%), sugar free caramel (11,7%)**, chicory fiber, polydextrose, erythritol), whey protein concentrate (milk), skimmed milk powder, emulsifier m diglycerides of fatty acids), stabilizers (locust bean gum, guar gum), natural vanilla fla annato), /lt/ dione vaniliniai ledai su karamele ir sausainių masės gabal saldikliais, sudedamosios dalys: natūralus pienas (33,8%), sausainiu mase

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.

  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E412 Guar gum Guar gum is a thickener ground from the seeds of the guar plant.
  • E968 Erythritol Humectants are substances which prevent foods from drying out by counteracting the effect of an atmosphere having a low degree of humidity, or promote the dissolution of a powder in an aqueous medium.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
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.
  • Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 147 ice cream tubs

From least to most processed, this one ranks 58th. 90% of the ice cream tubs 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 147 ice cream tubs, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4770175483385, last edited 27 March 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.