Publix Premium Cookies & Cream Ice Cream — ENGINEERED

Name: Publix Premium Cookies & Cream Ice Cream
Brand: Publix Premium

Munch or Dump rates Publix Premium Cookies & Cream Ice Cream by Publix Premium ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

The base is honest ice cream — milk, cream, sugar, a little corn syrup and stabilizer gums. But the cookie pieces drag in refined soybean and palm oil, enriched flour, invert sugar, TBHQ and artificial flavor, which stacks the classic sugar-plus-refined-oil-plus-starch craving triad into every bite. It tastes great, but the cookie is a lab-tuned snack, not a bakery cookie.

Why this verdict

Cookie inclusion carries the hyper-palatable triad: sugar + soybean/palm oil + enriched flour and cornstarch
Three added sweeteners in play — sugar, corn syrup and invert sugar
Cookie contains TBHQ preservative and artificial flavor
Dairy base itself is clean, which keeps it out of DUMP territory
19g sugar (14g added) per 2/3-cup serving — a genuine dessert

Ingredients (11)

Milk (safe) — Real dairy base.
cream (safe) — Real dairy adds richness.
Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
Corn Syrup (caution) — Added sugar baked into the crust.
Invert Sugar (caution) — Yet another sweetener layered in to keep the bar sweet and soft.
Enriched Flour (moderate) — Refined flour with some nutrients added back, lacks whole-grain benefits.
Soybean and palm oil (with TBHQ) (caution) — Refined oils preserved with TBHQ, a synthetic antioxidant.
cocoa processed with alkali (safe) — Dutched cocoa for chocolate flavor and color.
Artificial Flavor) (moderate) — Lab-made flavor doing the 'creme' work.
Soy Lecithin (safe) — Common emulsifier, generally benign in these amounts.
Carob bean gum and guar gum (safe) — Plant-derived stabilizers that prevent ice crystals.