Desserts Roundup
We analyzed 1998 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 28)

The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Creme Caramel Flan Snack Cups
Ingredients: Custard: reduced fat milk, cane sugar, sweetened condensed milk (milk, cane sugar), eggs. contains less than 2% of carrageenan, locust bean gum, salt, natural flavors, annatto extract (color) caramel syrup: sugar, natural flavors, xanthan gum.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

El Viajero, Bio Salud!, Cultured Dairy Beverage, Original
Ingredients: Filtered water, cultured grade a pasteurized nonfat milk (milk), high fructose corn syrup, sugar, dextrose, natural & artificial flavors, potassium sorbate (to maintain freshness), beet extract (color), aspartame*, salt, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3, contains viable lactobacillus bulgaricus, streptococcus thermophilus, lactobacillus acidophis, lactobacillus casei and bifidus yogurt cultures.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Juliette Sandwiches
Ingredients: Ice cream: milk*, cream*, cane sugar*, egg yolks*, vanilla extract*, guar gum*, locust bean gum*. cookie wafers: wheat flour*, cane sugar*, palm oil*, caramel color*, contains 2% or less of: cocoa* (processed with alkali), cane syrup*, soy lecithin*, salt, baking soda, natural flavor*.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Frozen Dairy Dessert
Ingredients: Milk, cream, skim milk, sugar, buttermilk, whey, cheesecake flavor base {corn syrup, water, cheese blend (nonfat milk, cellulose gum, lactic acid, cultures), buttermilk, natural flavor, lactic acid}, cherry swirl (sugar, cherries, water, corn syrup, food starch-modified, natural flavor, citric acid, carrageenan, red 40), graham swirl {graham cracker crumbs (unbleached unenriched wheat flour, graham flour, sugar, palm oil, molasses, honey, salt, baking soda), soybean oil, powdered sugar (sugar, corn starch), coconut oil, mono & diglycerides, soy lecithin, salt}, corn syrup, contains 1% or less of carob bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan, mono & diglycerides, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, annatto for color.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

Premium ice cream, vanilla
Ingredients: Milk, skim milk, cream, sugar, corn syrup, contains 1% or less of vanilla extract, artificial flavor, carob bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan, mono & diglycerides, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, annatto for color.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Neapolitan Ice Cream
Ingredients: Milk, skim milk, cream, sugar, strawberries, corn syrup, cocoa processed with alkali, contains 1% or less of natural flavors, strawberry juice concentrate, citric acid, cherry juice concentrate, carob bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan, mono and diglycerides, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, annatto for color, beet extract for color.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Reduced Fat Ice Cream
Ingredients: Milk, buttermilk, whey, cream, corn syrup, skim milk, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, contains 2% or less of natural and artificial flavors, cocoa processed with alkali, mono and diglycerides, carob bean gum, guar gum, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, carrageenan, vitamin a palmitate, caramel color, annatto extract for color.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Caramel mini swirls ice cream cones
Ingredients: Milk, sugar, skim milk, bleached wheat flour, coconut oil, cream, corn syrup, whey, buttermilk, contains 2% or less of unsweetened chocolate, cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa processed with alkali, vanilla extract, natural flavor, artificial flavor, molasses, hydrogenated coconut oil, canola oil, salt, whole milk powder, soybean oil, food starch-modified, soy lecithin, mono & diglycerides, carob bean gum, cellulose gum, carrageenan, sodium bicarbonate, caramel color, vitamin a palmitate, water.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Blue Bunny Mini Swirls Vanilla Mini Ice Cream Cones
Ingredients: Milk, sugar, skim milk, bleached wheat flour, coconut oil, cream, corn syrup, whey, buttermilk, contains 2% or less of unsweetened chocolate, cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa processed with alkali, vanilla extract, natural flavor, artificial flavor, molasses, hydrogenated coconut oil, canola oil, salt, whole milk powder, soybean oil, food starch-modified, soy lecithin, mono & diglycerides, carob bean gum, cellulose gum, carrageenan, caramel color, vitamin a palmitate.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

La yogurt, lowfat yogurt, vanilla
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized grade a lowfat milk, sugar, nonfat milk solids and vanilla. contains active yogurt cultures l. bulgaricus, s. thermophilus, bifidobacterium, l. acidophilus and l. casei cultures.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

La yogurt, original lowfat yogurt, vanilla
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized grade a lowfat milk, sugar, modified cornstarch, nonfat milk solids, vanilla, vitamin a palmitate and vitamin d3. contains active yogurt with l. bulgaricus, s. thermophilus, bifidobacterium bb-12, l. acidophilus and l. casei cultures.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Probiotic blended lowfat yogurt blueberry
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized grade a lowfat milk, sugar, blueberries, high fructose corn syrup, modified cornstarch, non fat milk solids, natural flavors, pectin, citric acid, locust bean gum, potassium sorbate (to maintain freshness), red 40, blue 1, vitamin a palmitate and vitamin d3. contains active yogurt with l. bulgaricus, s. thermophilus, bifidobacterium bb-12, l. acidophilus and l. casei cultures.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Probiotic Blended Lowfat Yogurt, Mango
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized grade a lowfat milk, sugar, nonfat milk solids, modified cornstarch, mango fruit puree, fructose, kosher gelatin, natural flavors, pectin, locust bean gum, citric acid, potassium sorbate (to maintain freshness), sodium benzoate (to maintain freshness), vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3, and annatto (color). contains active yogurt with l. bulgaricus, s. thermophilus, bifidobacterium bb-12, l. acidophilus and l. casei cultures.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Benzoate

Sabor Latino Banana
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized grade a lowfat milk, sugar, nonfat milk solids, modified cornstarch, banana puree, fructose, kosher gelatin, natural flavors, locust bean gum, pectin, citric acid, potassium sorbate (to maintain freshness), sodium benzoate (to maintain freshness), vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3 and annatto (color). contains active yogurt with l.bulgaricus, s. thermophilus, bifidobacterium bb-12, l. acidophilus and l. casei cultures.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Benzoate

Organic whole milk yogurt
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized organic whole milk, organic cane sugar, pectin, organic natural vanilla flavor, fish oil (anchovy and sardine oils: natural sources of dha and epa, vitamin e: to maintain freshness of the fish oil), vitamin d3. 5 live active cultures: s. thermophilus, l. bulgaricus, l. acidophilus, bifidus and l. paracasei.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Fish

Whole milk yogurt
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized organic whole milk, organic cane sugar, organic pear puree, pectin, organic spinach puree, organic mango puree, natural flavor, vitamin d3.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Banilla probiotic yoghuet
Ingredients: Our family recipe: cultured pasteurized organic low fat milk, organic sugar, organic banana puree, natural flavor, organic natural vanilla flavor, turmeric (for color), pectin, vitamin d3, contains six live active cultures: s. thermophilus,l. bulgaricus, l. acidophilus, bifidus, l. casei and l. rhamnosus.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Wild Berry Lowfat Yogurt Smoothie
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized organic low fat milk, organic sugar, organic blueberry juice from concentrate, natural raspberry flavor, natural strawberry flavor, natural blueberry flavor, natural blackberry flavor, organic carrot juice concentrate (for color), pectin, organic beet juice concentrate (for color), vitamin d3. contains six live active cultures: s. thermophilus, l. bulgaricus, l. acidophilus, bifidus, l. casei and l. rhamnosus.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Strawberry Whole Milk Yogurt w/probiotics
Ingredients: Our family recipe: cultured pasteurized organic whole milk, organic cane sugar, organic strawberry juice from concentrate, natural flavor, pectin, organic vegetable juice concentrate (for color), vitamin d3.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Lactose free vanilla ice cream
Ingredients: Milk, cream, sugar, corn syrup, guar gum, locust bean gum, natural vanilla flavor, vanilla beans, lactase enzyme*.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Plain Lowfat Yogurt
Ingredients: Pasteurized milk, nonfat dry milk, live probiotic cultures (bifidobacterium lactis bb-12, l. acidophilus la-5, l.casei, l.rhamnosus lb3), live yogurt cultures (l. bulgaricus, s. thermophilus).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Nancy's, nonfat yogurt, vanilla
Ingredients: Pasteurized skim milk, nonfat dry milk, organic agave nectar, natural vanilla flavor, live probiotic cultures (bifidobacterium lactis bb-12, l. acidophilus la-5, l. casei, l. rhamnosus lb3), live yogurt cultures (l. bulgaricus, s. thermophilus).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

chocolate pudding & pie filling
Ingredients: Sugar, dextrose, cornstarch, cocoa processed with alkali, modified cornstarch, contains less than 2% of natural and artificial flavor, salt, polysorbate 60 (prevents scorching), calcium carrageenan (thickener), fumaric acid (for thickening).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Orange gelatin dessert mix boxes
Ingredients: GELATIN, ADIPIC ACID, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, MALTODEXTRIN, FUMARIC ACID, ASPARTAME" (SWEETENER), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ACÉSULFAME POTASSIUM (SWEETENER), SALT, YELLOW 6, RED 40, BHA (PRESERVATIVE).
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Premium Ice Cream
Ingredients: Milkfat and nonfat milk, sugar, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, whey, contains less than 2% of mono and diglycerides, cellulose gum, guar gum, carrageenan, natural flavor, annatto extract (color).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Smooth & Creamy Frozen Yogurt
Ingredients: Skim milk, caramel swirl (corn syrup, sweetened condensed skim milk [condensed skim milk, sugar, corn syrup], water, sugar, cream, butter [cream, salt], salt, sodium alginate, xanthan gum, mono and diglycerides, natural flavor, pectin, sodium bicarbonate, sodium citrate), sugar, sweet cream buttermilk, cream, cultured skim milk, brownie pieces (sugar, wheat flour, milk, pasteurized eggs, margarine [partially hydrogenated soybean oil, soybean oil, water, salt, soy lecithin, natural flavor, mono and diglycerides, color added {annatto and turmeric}, vitamin a palmitate, whey], cocoa processed with alkali, cornstarch, baking powder, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavor, salt), corn syrup, chocolaty syrup (corn syrup, water, cocoa processed with alkali, caramel color, corn starch-modified, natural flavors, salt, red 40), whey, cocoa (processed with alkali), contains less than 2% of mono and diglycerides, tapioca starch-modified, guar gum, calcium sulfate, carob bean gum, carrageenan, vitamin a palmitate, live active yogurt cultures including l. acidophilus and bifidobacterium.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
- ● High Sugar Content

Old fashioned vanilla ice cream
Ingredients: Milkfat and nonfat milk, sugar, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, whey, contains less than 2% of natural and artificial flavor, mono and diglycerides, guar gum, calcium sulfate, carob bean gum, annatto (color), carrageenan.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup

Frozen Yogurt
Ingredients: Skim milk, sugar, cultured skim milk, corn syrup, whey, cocoa (processed with alkali), mono and diglycerides, guar gum, tapioca starch-modified, calcium sulfate, carob bean gum, carrageenan, live active yogurt cultures including l. acidophilus and bifidobacterium.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Vanilla artificially flavored frozen yogurt
Ingredients: Skim milk, sugar, sweet cream buttermilk, corn syrup, cultured skim milk, cream, whey, contains less than 2% of mono and diglycerides, natural and artificial flavor, guar gum, tapioca starch-modified, calcium sulfate, carob bean gum, carrageenan, annatto (color), live active yogurt cultures including l. acidophilus and bifidobacterium.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content
