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Is Sundae Shoppe Vanilla Cream Fruit Flavored Bars ultra-processed?

17.5 fl oz Bars Sold in the United States

Pack of Sundae Shoppe Vanilla Cream Fruit Flavored Bars

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 10 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed bars

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

water, vanilla dairy mix, sorbitol, erythritol, glycerin, polydextrose, natural flavor, strawberry juice from concentrate, pectin, citric acid, xanthan gum, guar gum, fruit, vegetable juice, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, orange juice from concentrate, carrot concentrate, apple, chokeberry

Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E330 Citric acid , E412 Guar gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E420 Sorbitol , E422 Glycerol , E440 Pectins , E950 Acesulfame k , E955 Sucralose , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

WATER, VANILLA DAIRY MIX, SORBITOL, ERYTHRITOL, GLYCERIN, POLYDEXTROSE, NATURAL FLAVOR, STRAWBERRY JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE, PECTIN, CITRIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, SUCRALOSE, ORANGE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE, CARROT CONCENTRATE, APPLE CONCENTRATE, CHOKEBERRY CONCENTRATE. CONTAINS MILK.

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.

  • 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.
  • E420 Sorbitol Sorbitol is a sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and to keep products moist.
  • E422 Glycerol Glycerol is a sweet-tasting liquid used to keep products moist and soft.
  • E440 Pectins Pectins are gelling agents extracted from citrus peel or apple pomace.
  • E950 Acesulfame k Acesulfame K is a synthetic sweetener about 200 times sweeter than sugar, often combined with aspartame or sucralose.
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  • E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
  • 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.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

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

  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 1,328 bars

From least to most processed, this one ranks 1187th. 89% of the bars 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 1,328 bars, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061462506154, last edited 29 May 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.