Why is La Laitière Crème glacée au café et billes de sucre classified as ultra‑processed (NOVA 4) and what specific additives does it contain?

The ice cream is labeled NOVA 4 because it includes multiple industrial ingredients such as caramel colour (E150a), guar gum (E412), carob seed flour (E414), mono‑ and diglycerides of fatty acids (E471), and shellac (E904) used in the chocolate coating; these additives are typical of highly processed foods.

How do the sugar and salt levels in this ice cream affect people with diabetes or hypertension?

With 22 g of sugar per 100 g, the product can cause a rapid rise in blood glucose, so diabetics should consume it only occasionally and in small portions; the salt content is low (0.14 g), which is unlikely to impact blood pressure but overall moderation is still advised.

Is this ice cream suitable for vegan, keto, halal, or gluten‑free diets?

The ice cream contains dairy ingredients (skimmed milk, cream, lactose) and therefore is not vegan or halal for those requiring strictly animal‑free or certified halal products; it has no gluten‑containing grains, so it is gluten‑free, but the high sugar content makes it unsuitable for a keto diet.

Nestlé • 490 g

La Laitière - Crème glacée au café et billes de sucre

Milk And Dairy Products

Product Insights

La Laitière Crème glacée au café et billes de sucre is a French‑style coffee ice cream made by Nestlé, containing skimmed milk, cream, sugar, coffee, and chocolate‑coated sugar beads. It carries a Nutri‑Score of D and falls into NOVA group 4, indicating it is an ultra‑processed product with moderate fat (5.9 g), moderate saturated fat (3.9 g), low protein (2.2 g), low fiber (0.5 g) and a high sugar content of 22 g per 100 g. While its Eco‑Score is an impressive A reflecting a relatively low environmental impact, the high added sugars and the presence of several additives temper its overall health profile.

Nutrient Levels

Traffic light indicators

Fat

moderate

Saturated Fat

moderate

Sugars

high

Salt

low

Nutritional Values

Values per 100 g

Energy Kcal185 kcal

Fat5.9 g

Saturated Fat3.9 g

Carbohydrates31 g

Sugars22 g

Comparative Analysis

Compared with the average ice‑cream category, this product exceeds the typical sugar level (22 g vs 21.35 g) but contains far less fat (5.9 g vs 11.56 g) and markedly less salt (0.14 g vs 1.16 g).

Ingredients

Lait écrémé réhydraté 26% (origine France), eau, sirop de glucose, crème 12% (origine France), sucre, lactose et protéines de lait, billes de sucre au café enrobées de chocolat noir [sucre 1,5%, chocolat noir 1% (pâte de cacao, sucre, beurre de cacao, arôme naturel de vanille), extrait de café 0,04%, eau, vernis ((agents d'enrobage : gomme arabique, shellac), sirop de glucose, sucre)] (origine UE ou hors UE), café soluble 0,9% (origine hors UE), colorant (caramel ordinaire), arôme naturel de café, émulsifiant (mono - et diglycérides d'acides gras), gélifiants (gomme guar, farine de graines de caroube).

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