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Is Why Swirly Pistachi-oh! ultra-processed?

268 g Ice creams Sold in the United Kingdom, France and 2 more countries

Pack of Why Swirly Pistachi-oh!

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:

  • 36 ingredients
  • 12 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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

skimmed MILK, whole MILK, sugar, polydextrose, cream, inulin, glucose syrup, erythritol, sugar, PISTACHIO paste 1.4%, WHEY protein, skimmed MILK powder, rice flour, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, propane-1‚2-diol esters of fatty acids, SOY lecithins, modified starch, vegetable oils (coconut vegetable oils, sunflower vegetable oils), cocoa butter, locust bean gum, guar gum, sodium alginate, pistachio 0.2%, salt, butter, milk, concentrates (turmeric, spirulina, apple), safflower, copper complexes of chlorophyllins, natural flavourings, steviol glycosides from Stevia

Additives: E1200 Polydextrose , E141 Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins , E141ii Copper complexes of chlorophyllins , E14XX Modified Starch , E322 Lecithins , E401 Sodium alginate , E410 Locust bean gum , E412 Guar gum , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids , E570 Fatty acids , E960a Steviol glycosides from Stevia , E968 Erythritol

As written on the pack

Reconstituted skimmed MILK, whole MILK, sugar, polydextrose, CREAM, inulin, glucose syrup, sweetener (erythritol), caramelized sugar, PISTACHIO paste (1,4%), WHEY protein, skimmed MILK powder, rice flour, emulsifiers (mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, propane-1,2-diol esters of fatty acids, SOY lecithins), modified starch, vegetable oils (coconut, sunflower), cocoa butter, thickeners (locust bean gum, guar gum, sodium alginate), PISTACHIO crumbs (0,2%), salt, BUTTER, whole UHT MILK, concentrates (turmeric, spirulina, apple), safflower extract, colour (copper complexes of chlorophyllins), natural flavourings, sweetener (steviol glycosides from Stevia)

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.

  • E141 Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E14xx Modified Starch Modified starches (E1400 to E1452) are starches treated physically, with enzymes or chemically so that they thicken and hold up to heating, freezing or acidity better than ordinary starch.
  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • E401 Sodium alginate A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • 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.
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  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • 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.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

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.
  • 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.
8 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.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • 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 321 ice creams

From least to most processed, this one ranks 310th. 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 8053178940045, last edited 27 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.