Is Häagen-Dazs Pistachio Ice Cream ultra-processed?

Ice creams and sorbets Sold in the United States

Pack of Häagen-Dazs Pistachio Ice Cream

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 10 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed ice creams and sorbets

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

cream, lactose reduced skim milk, sugar (processing marker), skim milk, pistachios, corn syrup, pistachio paste, egg yolks, safflower oil (processing marker), salt (processing marker)

As written on the pack

CREAM, LACTOSE REDUCED SKIM MILK, SUGAR, SKIM MILK, PISTACHIOS, CORN SYRUP, PISTACHIO PASTE, EGG YOLKS, SAFFLOWER OIL, SALT.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 382 ice creams and sorbets

From least to most processed, this one ranks 26th. 92% of the ice creams and sorbets 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 382 ice creams and sorbets, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0074570950034, last edited 29 April 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 D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.