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Hood Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwich, 8 Pack
Frozen Foods
📊 NOVA 4

Hood Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwich, 8 Pack

Hood
30 foz
Available at Foodtown
170
Calories
3g
Protein
15g
Sugars
135mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
80
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Hood Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches arrive as a familiar freezer-case staple: an 8-pack box of individually wrapped sandwiches stacked alongside other novelty ice cream treats, family-size tubs and frozen dessert novelties. You’d spot it in the supermarket frozen desserts aisle near other branded sandwich cookies, ice cream bars and seasonal novelty packs. This product suits casual, convenience-minded occasions — summer backyard hangouts, movie nights, game-day snack spreads, and packed coolers for road trips. Hood positions itself as an everyday, family-friendly dairy brand; the marketing leans on approachability and nostalgia rather than premium or artisanal claims, targeting parents and value-oriented shoppers looking for a quick sweet treat. The ingredient list mixes real dairy (milk, cream) with multiple sweeteners (sugar, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup), emulsifiers and stabilizers and artificial colors. The label may display kid-friendly imagery and flavor callouts, and it includes “natural flavor” in the ingredient list, but there is no organic certification and artificial dyes (Yellow 5, Blue 1) are present — so any health halos are modest and primarily built on dairy content rather than clean-label claims. In plain terms this is a highly processed packaged dessert made with industrial formulations, sweeteners and texture agents. Sensory details: expect a soft, cold, creamy mint ice cream studded with small chocolate chips sandwiched between thin, slightly crisp wafer cookies; each sandwich is individually wrapped inside a printed cardboard box, lending itself to grab-and-go serving and the small ritual of unwrapping for kids and adults alike. Nutrition snapshot: ~170 kcal, 15 g sugars per serving.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1.0
Servings per Container: 8
Calories170
% Daily Value*
Total Fat6g8%
Saturated Fat4g20%
Cholesterol15mg5%
Sodium135mg6%
Total Carbohydrate28g10%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars15g
Added Sugars13g26%
Protein3g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Ice, Cream, Ingredients:, Milk,, Cream,, Sugar,, Corn, Syrup,, Chocolate, Chips, (Sugar,, Chocolate, Liquor,, Cocoa, Butter,, Anhydrous, Dextrose,, Soy, Lecithin,, Milkfat),, Nonfat, Milk,, High, Fructose, Corn, Syrup,, Whey,, Mono, &, Diglycerides,, Guar, Gum,, Locust, Bean, Gum,, Natural, Flavor,, Polysorbate, 80,, Carrageenan,, Yellow, 5, and, Blue, 1., Wafer, Ingredients:, Bleached, Wheat, Flour,, Sugar,, Caramel, Color,, Dextrose,, Palm, Oil,, Corn, Flour,, Contains, 2%, or, Less, of:, Cocoa,, High, Fructose, Corn, Syrup,, Baking, Soda,, Modified, Corn, Starch,, Salt,, Mono, &, Diglycerides, and, Soy, Lecithin..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Palm Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Soy Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • Mono & Diglycerides - Processed emulsifier
  • Yellow 5 - Artificial coloring
  • Blue 1 - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

The product contains multiple industrial ingredients and additives (high fructose corn syrup, emulsifiers, stabilizers, artificial colors) and is a ready-to-eat frozen packaged dessert, consistent with NOVA group 4 (ultraprocessed).

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Common Questions about Hood Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwich, 8 Pack

The Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwich is a fun treat rather than a health food. With 170 calories and 15 grams of sugar per sandwich, it's definitely more of a dessert than a nutritious snack. If you’re looking for a sweet indulgence after dinner, this could hit the spot, but it's not exactly what you'd reach for if you're on a health kick!

Perfect For

movie-night
game-day-prep
road-trip

Vibe:

nostalgicindulgentconvenientcomforting
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