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Haagen-Dazs Lemon Cultured Crme: Food Integrity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Haagen-Dazs

Quick answer

High integrity

Haagen-Dazs lemon cultured crme received a Food Integrity Score of 84 out of 100 (high integrity). This reflects lightly processed and low additive load. This is a short, mostly recognizable ingredient list built around cultured dairy and real lemon, so it reads more like a dessert than a lab formula. The main points to note are the corn starch, pectin, and vague natural flavor, which add a bit of formulation and flavor engineering. Enjoy it as an occasional treat rather than a daily staple. Main considerations include natural flavor is a vague flavor system, corn starch and cane sugar add refined inputs, and pectin acts as a texture helper. Simpler options: Choose frozen desserts that list only milk, cream, sugar, and real lemon; look for labels without natural flavor or added texture agents.

Food Integrity Score 84/100

What stood out on the label?

  • Lightly processed
  • Low additive load
  • Transparency: High

What to watch?

  • Natural flavor is a vague flavor system
  • Corn starch and cane sugar add refined inputs
  • Pectin acts as a texture helper

Simpler options to consider

  • Choose frozen desserts that list only milk, cream, sugar, and real lemon
  • Look for labels without natural flavor or added texture agents

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Haagen-Dazs Lemon Cultured Crme
Category
Dairy (source: Yogurt/Yogurt Substitutes)
GTIN / UPC
00070470205571
Serving size
113 g (1 container)
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

Food Integrity results

Lemon Cultured Crme

Haagen-Dazs

High integrity

Warning Signs

Cane sugar and corn starch sit inside the crème fraîche base, and "natural flavor" is a vague flavor system worth a closer look.

Consider This

Pectin and natural flavor are texture and flavor helpers commonly used to build a consistent, shelf-stable frozen dessert profile.

Good Substitutes

Look for a frozen lemon dessert with just milk, cream, sugar, and real lemon juice or zest, without added flavor systems or stabilizers.

Overall Assessment

High integrity

This is a short, mostly recognizable ingredient list built around cultured dairy and real lemon, so it reads more like a dessert than a lab formula. The main points to note are the corn starch, pectin, and vague natural flavor, which add a bit of formulation and flavor engineering. Enjoy it as an occasional treat rather than a daily staple.

Key Highlights

What stood out

  • Natural flavor is a vague flavor system.
  • Corn starch and cane sugar add refined inputs.
  • Pectin acts as a texture helper.

Family Watchlist

Ingredients some users may personally want to know about.

  • Natural Flavor — Vague flavor system with undisclosed components

Highest concern ingredients

  • Natural Flavor (6/10) — Broad, undisclosed flavor system.
  • Crème Fraiche (cultured pasteurized milk, cultured pasteurized cream, cane sugar, corn starch) (3/10) — Refined sugar and starch added to the dairy base.
  • Pectin (4/10) — Texture agent used for consistency.

Better choice tips

  • Choose frozen desserts that list only milk, cream, sugar, and real lemon.
  • Look for labels without natural flavor or added texture agents.

Ingredients

Ingredient list

Ingredients: Crme Fraiche (cultured pasteurized milk, cultured pasteurized cream, cane sugar, corn starch), Lemon Juice, Lemon Pulp, Lemon Puree, Natural Flavor, Pectin.

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

Highest-concern ingredients first. Expand an item for notes.

  1. Natural FlavorConcern 6/10 — Moderate concernVague ingredientWatchlist · Additive · Vague label term

    What this is

    Vague ingredient

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Natural flavor is a broad term that hides the specific flavor compounds used.

    Additional note

    Broad flavor system with undisclosed components.

    Family watchlist

    Vague flavor system with undisclosed components

  2. PectinConcern 4/10 — Mild concernThickenerAdditive

    What this is

    Thickener

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Additive load

    Why it matters

    Pectin is a texture helper that supports a smooth, stable consistency.

    Additional note

    Plant-derived gelling and texture agent.

  3. Crème Fraiche (cultured pasteurized milk, cultured pasteurized cream, cane sugar, corn starch)Concern 3/10 — Mild concernCultured dairy base

    What this is

    Cultured dairy base

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Ingredient concern

    Why it matters

    Cane sugar and corn starch add refined inputs to an otherwise recognizable dairy base.

    Additional note

    Cultured dairy base with cane sugar and corn starch added.

  4. Lemon PureeConcern 1/10 — Very low concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Puree is a mildly processed form of real lemon.

    Additional note

    Fruit puree, mildly processed.

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  1. Lemon JuiceConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Real lemon juice is a simple, recognizable flavor source.

    Additional note

    Recognizable fruit-derived ingredient.

  2. Lemon PulpConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Lemon pulp is a recognizable fruit component.

    Additional note

    Recognizable fruit ingredient.

This Food Integrity score estimates how closely a product resembles a simple, recognizable ingredient profile. It is not a medical safety rating. 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.

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: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "cane", "cane sugar". See ingredients for details.)

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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: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "cane", "cane sugar". See ingredients for details.)

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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: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "cane", "cane sugar". See ingredients for details.)

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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: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "cane", "cane sugar". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Vegan

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

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

    A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "milk", "cream". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Plant-Based

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Plant-Based, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "milk", "cream". See ingredients for details.)

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Understanding the Food Integrity analysis

What the Food Integrity analysis evaluates

The Food Integrity analysis focuses on how a packaged food is formulated and made. It examines processing level, ingredient quality, additives, oils, sweeteners, purity cues, and how clearly a label communicates what is in the product. The Food Integrity Score summarizes that formulation and transparency picture on a 0–100 scale. It is not a full nutrient report and it is not a personalized meal plan.

Why processing, ingredients, and transparency matter

Processing level and ingredient quality shape what you are actually eating beyond calories on the label. Additives, industrial oils, and intense sweeteners can change how clean or heavily engineered a product feels, even when the front of pack looks wholesome. Purity and transparency matter because incomplete or marketing-heavy labeling can hide tradeoffs that only show up when the full ingredient list is reviewed carefully.

Who may prioritize Food Integrity

Some people care mainly about Food Integrity because their dietary goals center on formulation rather than macros alone. Examples include checking vegetarian or vegan suitability, preferring simpler ingredient sources, avoiding certain additives or sweeteners, watching oil choices, or preferring less processed options. For those priorities, the Food Integrity Score can be the more practical first read.

How Food Integrity differs from Longevity

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 together. Favorable nutrition values do not necessarily mean strong Food Integrity: a product can look balanced on macros yet still rely on heavy processing or additives that the Food Integrity analysis flags in more detail.

Why the two analyses overlap—and why to review Longevity too

The analyses overlap intentionally. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, and Longevity still benefits from the same ingredient-quality lens. They are not competing verdicts; they answer different questions at different depths. Reviewing the Longevity analysis can add information about nutritional composition, metabolic characteristics, and dietary balance that Food Integrity alone does not emphasize. Looking at both usually gives the most complete understanding of tradeoffs.

Common questions about this product

Is Haagen-Dazs Lemon Cultured Crme highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Lightly 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?

Haagen-Dazs Lemon Cultured Crme shows about 0.24g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Haagen-Dazs Lemon Cultured Crme: 19.65g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include cane sugar. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Short, recognizable ingredient list; Real lemon juice, pulp, and puree; Cultured dairy base.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Added cane sugar near 20g per serving; Saturated fat about one-third of daily value; Very low fiber and protein.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

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

Other published analyses in Dairy, 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.

Sources, citations & safety

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