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Is Gianni's Milk lollies ultra-processed?

Ice creams Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Gianni's Milk lollies

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:

  • 44 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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

strawberry flavoured milk lollies (whole milk 38%), skimmed milk 29%, strawberry puree 10%, sugar, glucose syrup, cream, calcium carbonate, flavouring, stabilisers (locust bean gum), xanthan gum, carrageenan, adid citric acid, colour (beetroot juice from concentrate vanilla flavoured milk lollies), whole milk (389), skimmed milk 32%, sugar, whey, glucose syrup, cream, calcium carbonate, flavouring, stabilisers (carrageenan), locust bean gum, xanthan gum chocolate flavoured milk lollies (whole milk 38%), skimmed milk 29%, sugar, glucose syrup, whey, cream, calcium carbonate, fat reduced cocoa powder 2%, stabilisers (carrageenan), locust bean gum, xanthan gum, quot, find out more at ra, org allergy advice

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E407 Carrageenan , E410 Locust bean gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E389

As written on the pack

strawberry flavoured milk lollies: whole milk (38%), reconstituted skimmed milk (29%), strawberry puree from concentrate (10%), sugar, glucose syrup, cream (milk) (4,5%), calcium carbonate, flavouring, stabilisers: locust bean gum, xanthan gum, carrageenan, adid citric acid, colour: beetroot juice from concentrate vanilla flavoured milk lollies: whole milk (389), reconstituted skimmed milk (32%), sugar, whey concentrate (milk), glucose syrup, cream (milk) (4,5%), calcium carbonate, flavouring, stabilisers: carrageenan, locust bean gum, xanthan gum chocolate flavoured milk lollies: whole milk (38%), reconstituted skimmed milk (29%), sugar, glucose syrup, whey concentrate (milk), cream (milk) (4,5%), calcium carbonate, fat reduced cocoa powder (2%), stabilisers: carrageenan, locust bean gum, xanthan gum ,quot,rainforest alliance certified, find out more at ra, org allergy advice:

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.

  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • 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.

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.

  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Glucose syrup Glucose syrup is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
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 321 ice creams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 179th. 93% of the ice creams 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 321 ice creams, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600105871, last edited 13 July 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.