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Ben & Jerry's Half Baked Ice Cream, Chocolate; Vanilla: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Ben & Jerry's

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Ben & Jerry's half baked ice cream, chocolate; vanilla received a Longevity Score of 30 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Indulgent dessert with very high added sugar and saturated fat; limited whole-food content and processed ingredient load. Strengths include some protein and egg/milk dairy base, real vanilla and cocoa ingredients, and small fiber contribution from wheat and cocoa, while main considerations include very high added sugar per serving (37g), high saturated fat (12g) from cream and cocoa butter, and multiple additives: guar gum, carrageenan, natural flavor.

Longevity Score 30/100

What helped the score?

  • Contains some protein and egg/milk dairy base
  • Real vanilla and cocoa ingredients
  • Small fiber contribution from wheat and cocoa

What held the score back?

  • Very high added sugar per serving (37g)
  • High saturated fat (12g) from cream and cocoa butter
  • Multiple additives: guar gum, carrageenan, natural flavor

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Ben & Jerry's Half Baked Ice Cream, Chocolate; Vanilla
Category
Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts (source: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt)
GTIN / UPC
00076840101320
Serving size
141 g (2/3 cup (141g) Per serving)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Ben & Jerry's

Half Baked Ice Cream, Chocolate; Vanilla

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Indulgent dessert with very high added sugar and saturated fat; limited whole-food content and processed ingredient load.

What Stands Out

High Sat. Fat

12g saturated fat

60% DV

Very High Sugar

37g added sugar

74% DV

Low Fiber

2g fiber

7% DV

Refined Grains

Refined wheat flour

Real Milk/egg (dairy)

Primary protein source

Added Sweetener

Sugar

Contains Seed Oils

Expeller pressed soybean oil

Good Protein

6g protein

12% DV

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • Contains some protein and egg/milk dairy base
  • Real vanilla and cocoa ingredients
  • Small fiber contribution from wheat and cocoa

Key Concerns

  • Very high added sugar per serving (37g)
  • High saturated fat (12g) from cream and cocoa butter
  • Multiple additives: guar gum, carrageenan, natural flavor
  • Refined wheat and liquid sugar as leading ingredients

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

milk/egg (dairy)

Whole-food ingredients

Skim milkEggsCocoaVanilla extract

Processing signals

Liquid sugarInvert sugarRefined wheat flourTapioca flourNatural flavor

Additives

Guar gumCarrageenanSoy lecithinBaking soda

Seed oils

Expeller pressed soybean oilSoybean oil

Added sweeteners

SugarLiquid sugarBrown sugarInvert sugarMolasses

Ingredients

Ingredient list

CREAM, LIQUID SUGAR (SUGAR, WATER), SKIM MILK, WATER, SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR, BROWN SUGAR, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), EGG YOLKS, EGGS, COCOA, EXPELLER PRESSED SOYBEAN OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, INVERT SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, EGG WHITES, SALT, GUAR GUM, MOLASSES, VANILLA EXTRACT, COCOA BUTTER, NATURAL FLAVOR, CARRAGEENAN, TAPIOCA FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, BAKING SODA, SOY LECITHIN, ANNATTO EXTRACT (FOR COLOR), MILK, TURMERIC EXTRACT (FOR COLOR)

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

369

18% DV

Total Carbs

45g

16% DV

Protein

6g

12% DV

Saturated Fat

12g

60% DV

Fiber

2g

7% DV

Net Carbs

43g

16% DV

Sugar

37g

Added Sugar

37g

74% DV

Total Fat

19g

24% DV

Sodium

120mg

5% DV

Unsaturated Fat

7g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories36918% DV
Total Carbs45g16% DV
Protein6g12% DV
Saturated Fat12g60% DV
Fiber2g7% DV
Net Carbs43g16% DV
Sugar37g—
Added Sugar37g74% DV
Total Fat19g24% DV
Sodium120mg5% DV
Unsaturated Fat7g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher net carbs (43g)

    This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher saturated fat (12g)

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (37g)

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (37g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (37g)

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Watch-outs

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Carbohydrate is almost entirely sugar (37g of 45g carbs)

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Ben & Jerry's Half Baked Ice Cream, Chocolate; Vanilla highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Highly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Ben & Jerry's Half Baked Ice Cream, Chocolate; Vanilla shows about 1.97g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Ben & Jerry's Half Baked Ice Cream, Chocolate; Vanilla: 37g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Sugar, Liquid sugar. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Contains some protein and egg/milk dairy base; Real vanilla and cocoa ingredients; Small fiber contribution from wheat and cocoa.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Very high added sugar per serving (37g); High saturated fat (12g) from cream and cocoa butter; Multiple additives: guar gum, carrageenan, natural flavor.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same ice cream & frozen desserts differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

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