Why is Ice cream Dragon Fruit classified as ultra‑processed (NOVA 4) and what specific additives does it contain?

The product combines multiple industrial ingredients such as invert sugar syrup, glucose‑fructose syrup, various sweeteners, mono‑ and diglycerides (E471), soy‑lecithin (E322), guar gum (E412), xanthan gum (E415), citric acid (E330) and sodium citrate (E331), which are typical of ultra‑processed foods, leading to its NOVA 4 rating.

How does the sugar content in this ice cream affect a diabetic or hypertensive diet?

With 26.6 g of sugar per 100 ml, the ice cream can cause rapid blood‑glucose spikes, making it unsuitable for strict diabetic management, while its low salt (0.08 g) is not a concern for hypertension but the high sugar still poses cardiovascular risk.

Is the milk in Ice cream Dragon Fruit a concern for people with lactose intolerance?

The formulation contains skimmed milk, whey concentrate and butterfat, which all provide lactose; therefore, individuals with lactose intolerance should avoid this product or choose a lactose‑free alternative.

Vitasia • 8 x 50 ml

Ice cream Dragon Fruit

Milk And Dairy Products

Product Insights

Ice cream Dragon Fruit is a 400 ml frozen dessert sold by Lidl, featuring skimmed milk, dragon fruit puree and UTZ‑certified cocoa. It belongs to the Milk and dairy products and Ice cream pnns groups, carries a Nutri‑Score of D and is classified as a NOVA 4 ultra‑processed product. While it is low in salt and contains fruit puree, it is high in sugars (26.6 g per 100 ml) and includes several emulsifiers, stabilisers and other additives.

Nutrient Levels

Traffic light indicators

Fat

moderate

Saturated Fat

moderate

Sugars

high

Salt

low

Nutritional Values

Values per 100 ml

Energy Kcal178 kcal

Fat5.8 g

Saturated Fat5 g

Carbohydrates29.4 g

Sugars26.6 g

Comparative Analysis

Compared with the average ice‑cream (100 g), this dragon‑fruit ice cream contains about 26 g of sugar (vs 21 g average), but only 5.8 g fat, 5 g saturated fat and 0.08 g salt, well below the typical 11.6 g fat, 7.4 g saturated fat and 1.2 g salt.

Ingredients

Magere melk, invertsuikerstroop, 11% pitajapuree, 11% pitajasap uit sapconcentraat, vloeibaar weiconcentraat (melk), suiker, glucose-fructosestroop, kokosvet, gedroogde glucosestroop, cacaomassa', emulgatoren: mono - en diglyceriden van vetzuren*, lecithinen (soja, zonnebloem, koolzaad); stabilisatoren: johannesbroodpitmeel, guarpitmeel, xanthaangom; cacaoboter, voedingszuur: citroenzuur; natuurlijke aroma's, boterconcentraat (melk), magere cacaopoeder', rode bietensapconcentraat met kleurende eigenschappen, zuurteregelaar: natriumcitraten. *van plantaardige oorsprong. 'Rainforest Alliance gecertificeerd. Lees meer op ra.org. Pure chocolade:

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