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Van Leeuwen Dark Chocolate Berry Swirl French Ice Cream Bar: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Van Leeuwen

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Van Leeuwen dark chocolate berry swirl french ice cream bar received a Longevity Score of 58 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Real dairy and berries with simple ingredients, but high saturated fat and added sugar make it a occasional treat. Strengths include simple ingredient list with recognizable whole foods, real berries and cocoa provide some fiber and polyphenols, and few additives and no artificial colors or sweeteners, while main considerations include saturated fat is high at 12g per bar, added sugar around 13g per serving, and coconut oil and cream add dense saturated fat.

Longevity Score 58/100

What helped the score?

  • Simple ingredient list with recognizable whole foods
  • Real berries and cocoa provide some fiber and polyphenols
  • Few additives and no artificial colors or sweeteners

What held the score back?

  • Saturated fat is high at 12g per bar
  • Added sugar around 13g per serving
  • Coconut oil and cream add dense saturated fat

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Van Leeuwen Dark Chocolate Berry Swirl French Ice Cream Bar
Category
Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts (source: Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt)
GTIN / UPC
00850005872627
Serving size
67 g (1 bar)
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

Van Leeuwen

Dark Chocolate Berry Swirl French Ice Cream Bar

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Real dairy and berries with simple ingredients, but high saturated fat and added sugar make it a occasional treat.

What Stands Out

High Sat. Fat

12g saturated fat

60% DV

High Added Sugar

13g added sugar

26% DV

Added Sweetener

cane sugar

Good Fiber

4g fiber

14% DV

Whole Foods

strawberries, blackberries

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

Key Positives

  • Simple ingredient list with recognizable whole foods
  • Real berries and cocoa provide some fiber and polyphenols
  • Few additives and no artificial colors or sweeteners

Key Concerns

  • Saturated fat is high at 12g per bar
  • Added sugar around 13g per serving
  • Coconut oil and cream add dense saturated fat
  • Low protein for the calorie load

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

milk and cream (dairy)

Whole-food ingredients

strawberriesblackberriesblueberriesraspberriescocoa beansvanilla bean

Processing signals

sweetened frozen dessert basetapioca starch thickener

Additives

soy lecithin

Added sweeteners

cane sugar

Ingredients

Ingredient list

MILK, CREAM, CANE SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, COCONUT OIL, COCOA BEANS, EGG YOLKS, CHOCOLATE LIQOUR, COCOA POWDER, COCOA BUTTER, STRAWBERRIES, BLACKBERRIES, BLUEBERRIES, RASPBERRIES, WATER, TAPIOCA STARCH, SEA SALT, GROUND VANILLA BEAN, SOY LECITHIN, CAROB

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

Macronutrients

Calories

230

12% DV

Total Carbs

20g

7% DV

Protein

4g

8% DV

Saturated Fat

12g

60% DV

Fiber

4g

14% DV

Net Carbs

16g

6% DV

Sugar

13g

Added Sugar

13g

26% DV

Total Fat

17g

22% DV

Sodium

45mg

2% DV

Unsaturated Fat

5g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories23012% DV
Total Carbs20g7% DV
Protein4g8% DV
Saturated Fat12g60% DV
Fiber4g14% DV
Net Carbs16g6% DV
Sugar13g—
Added Sugar13g26% DV
Total Fat17g22% DV
Sodium45mg2% DV
Unsaturated Fat5g—

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

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sugar (13g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher saturated fat (12g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Lower protein (4g)

    This product has 2 additional signals 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 (13g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sugar (13g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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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 (13g of 20g 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 Van Leeuwen Dark Chocolate Berry Swirl French Ice Cream Bar 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?

Van Leeuwen Dark Chocolate Berry Swirl French Ice Cream Bar shows about 4.02g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Van Leeuwen Dark Chocolate Berry Swirl French Ice Cream Bar: 13g 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: Simple ingredient list with recognizable whole foods; Real berries and cocoa provide some fiber and polyphenols; Few additives and no artificial colors or sweeteners.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Saturated fat is high at 12g per bar; Added sugar around 13g per serving; Coconut oil and cream add dense saturated fat.

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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