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Freeze Dried Ice Cream That Does Not Melt (Bits) Vanilla

Contains high-fructose corn syrup

This vanilla snack is made from real ice cream and freeze-dried for a crisp texture. It contains corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, several gums and artificial flavors.

Seed-oil freeNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsVegetarianContains dairyContains corn

$6.99 1oz · lowest price at Arctic Farms

Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026

Key nutrition facts

Not available yet. We only show numbers printed on the product’s label or its product page, and we couldn’t read them for this product.

Ingredients: Milk, Cream, Skim Milk, Corn Syrup, Buttermilk, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Whey, Sugar, Contains 1% Or Less Of Natural And Artificial Flavors, Guar Gum, Tara Gum, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan, Carob Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum, Mono And Diglycerides, Polysorbate 80, Caramel Color, Annatto Extract For Color

42 / 100

Poor Scored automatically

Weighted as snacks, sweets, dessertsLow confidence · Scored on 3 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified

Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.

Nutrition · counts 30%50

Ingredients · counts 30%40

Processing · counts 25%25

Sourcing · counts 5%35

Transparency · counts 10%65

Why it scores 42

Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range

Ingredients 40 · Polysorbate 80 (additive, −10); Carboxymethylcellulose (cellulose gum) (additive, −10); Carrageenan (additive, −10); 5 more

Processing 25 · Freeze-dried ice cream contains syrups, flavors, gums, colors and emulsifiers.

Sourcing 35 · Corn syrups and sugar are listed; their origins are not stated.

Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list, but no specific sourcing claims or certifications.

Corn syrup and high-fructose corn syrup

Multiple gums and emulsifiers

Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions

Strong evidence−8 for corn syrup

Varies by additive−52 for polysorbate 80, carboxymethylcellulose, carrageenan and 4 more

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Ingredients

Milk Cream Skim Milk Corn Syrup Buttermilk High Fructose Corn Syrup Whey Sugar Contains 1% Or Less Of Natural And Artificial Flavors Guar Gum Tara Gum Cellulose Gel Cellulose Gum Carrageenan Carob Bean Gum Xanthan Gum Mono And Diglycerides Polysorbate 80 Caramel Color Annatto Extract For Color

20 ingredients 6 to watch6 to avoid

Sourcing

🍨 Freeze-Dried Ice Cream (Bits) – Vanilla. Real Ice Cream That Never Melts. Creamy classic vanilla. No freezer required, ready to eat. Real ice cream, vanilla, freeze-dried into a crisp, airy bite that shatters on contact and then melts back into cream on your tongue. The flavor everyone measures the others against. Freeze-drying pulls the moisture out while the ice cream is still frozen, so the flavor and the creaminess stay exactly where they were. What changes is the texture: smooth and cold becomes light and crunchy. The

Additives12 additives · 5 moderate risk

Polysorbate 80 (E433)EmulsifierModerate risk

Mouse studies (Nature, 2015) linked it to gut-lining inflammation and changes in gut bacteria.

Carboxymethylcellulose (cellulose gum) (E466)ThickenerModerate risk

Changed gut bacteria in mice and, in a small 2022 human study, altered the gut microbiome.

Carrageenan (E407)ThickenerModerate risk

Caused gut inflammation in some animal and cell studies; EFSA (2018) kept it approved but asked for more data.

Artificial flavoursFlavouringModerate risk

Undisclosed synthetic compounds; the FDA delisted seven synthetic flavours in 2018 after cancer findings in animals.

High-fructose corn syrupAdded sugarModerate risk

Added sugar that is cheap to add in large amounts; high intake is linked to fatty liver and weight gain.

Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk

Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.

Annatto (E160b)ColourLimited risk

Plant-based colour from achiote seeds; generally safe, but can occasionally cause allergic reactions.

Mono- and diglycerides (E471)EmulsifierLimited risk

Can carry traces of trans fat; a 2023 French cohort study associated higher intake with heart disease.

Added sugarSugarLimited risk

Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.

Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk

Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.

Guar gum (E412)ThickenerNo risk

A fibre from guar beans; EFSA considers it safe at normal intakes.

Locust bean gum (E410)ThickenerNo risk

A fibre from carob seeds; EFSA found no safety concern in 2017.

Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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