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Turkey Hill Butter Pecan Frozen Dairy Dessert: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Turkey Hill

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Turkey Hill butter pecan frozen dairy dessert received a Longevity Score of 38 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Sweetened frozen dessert with added sugar, corn syrup, and several stabilizers; limited whole-food content despite pecan inclusion. Strengths include roasted pecans with some healthy fats and moderate protein from milk and whey, while main considerations include added sugar and corn syrup at 18g sugar per serving, multiple additives and stabilizers (guar, carrageenan, cellulose gum), and cottonseed oil in pecans signals seed oil use.

Longevity Score 38/100

What helped the score?

  • Contains roasted pecans with some healthy fats
  • Moderate protein from milk and whey

What held the score back?

  • Added sugar and corn syrup at 18g sugar per serving
  • Multiple additives and stabilizers (guar, carrageenan, cellulose gum)
  • Cottonseed oil in pecans signals seed oil use

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Turkey Hill Butter Pecan Frozen Dairy Dessert
Category
Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts (source: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt)
GTIN / UPC
00020735110140
Serving size
90 g (2/3 cup (90g))
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

Turkey Hill

Butter Pecan Frozen Dairy Dessert

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Sweetened frozen dessert with added sugar, corn syrup, and several stabilizers; limited whole-food content despite pecan inclusion.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

0g fiber

0% DV

High Added Sugar

18g added sugar

36% DV

Added Sweetener

sugar

Contains Seed Oils

cottonseed oil (in pecans)

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

Key Positives

  • Contains roasted pecans with some healthy fats
  • Moderate protein from milk and whey

Key Concerns

  • Added sugar and corn syrup at 18g sugar per serving
  • Multiple additives and stabilizers (guar, carrageenan, cellulose gum)
  • Cottonseed oil in pecans signals seed oil use
  • Saturated fat from cream and butter

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

milk/whey

Whole-food ingredients

roasted pecans

Processing signals

frozen dairy dessert formulationpolydextrose and corn syrup sweeteningstabilizer and emulsifier system

Additives

propylene glycol monoestersguar gummono & diglyceridescellulose gumcarrageenannatural flavorscalcium carbonate

Seed oils

cottonseed oil (in pecans)

Added sweeteners

sugarcorn syruppolydextrose

Ingredients

Ingredient list

MILK, SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, ROASTED PECANS (PECANS, COTTONSEED OIL, BUTTER, SALT), NONFAT MILK, WHEY, POLYDEXTROSE, CREAM, NATURAL FLAVORS, CALCIUM CARBONATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOESTERS, GUAR GUM, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, CELLULOSE GUM, CARRAGEENAN, VITAMIN A, VITAMIN D3

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

Macronutrients

Calories

170

9% DV

Total Carbs

24g

9% DV

Protein

4g

8% DV

Saturated Fat

2g

10% DV

Fiber

0g

0% DV

Net Carbs

24g

9% DV

Sugar

18g

Added Sugar

18g

36% DV

Total Fat

6g

8% DV

Sodium

130mg

6% DV

Unsaturated Fat

4g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1709% DV
Total Carbs24g9% DV
Protein4g8% DV
Saturated Fat2g10% DV
Fiber0g0% DV
Net Carbs24g9% DV
Sugar18g—
Added Sugar18g36% DV
Total Fat6g8% DV
Sodium130mg6% DV
Unsaturated Fat4g—

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 sugar (18g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Heart-friendly fat ingredients (Mentions "pecan". 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: Lower protein (4g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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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 (18g)

    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 (18g)

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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 (18g of 24g 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 Turkey Hill Butter Pecan Frozen Dairy Dessert highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Ultra-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?

Turkey Hill Butter Pecan Frozen Dairy Dessert shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Turkey Hill Butter Pecan Frozen Dairy Dessert: 18g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include sugar, corn syrup. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Contains roasted pecans with some healthy fats; Moderate protein from milk and whey.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Added sugar and corn syrup at 18g sugar per serving; Multiple additives and stabilizers (guar, carrageenan, cellulose gum); Cottonseed oil in pecans signals seed oil use.

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.

Sources, citations & safety

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