Vividly Vanilla Reduced Fat Ice Cream — ENGINEERED

Name: Vividly Vanilla Reduced Fat Ice Cream
Brand: Kroger Deluxe Churned

Munch or Dump rates Vividly Vanilla Reduced Fat Ice Cream by Kroger Deluxe Churned ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

A lab-built 'light, no-sugar-added' vanilla ice cream that swaps real cream and sugar for maltodextrin, maltitol, sucralose, and a long stack of emulsifiers and gums.

Why this verdict

Maltodextrin is the #2 ingredient, a bulking filler standing in for real cream and sugar
Sweetness comes from maltitol plus sucralose, an engineered sugar-alcohol/artificial blend, not real sugar
Stacked emulsifiers and stabilizers: propylene glycol monoesters, mono- and diglycerides, guar gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan, cellulose gel and gum
Natural AND artificial flavors plus annatto color, with vitamin A added back after processing
Maltitol can trigger bloating and a laxative effect, a known downside of sugar-alcohol desserts

Ingredients (17)

Milk and skim milk (safe) — Real dairy base, the one genuinely whole-food component here.
Maltodextrin (moderate) — Highly processed starch-derived carbohydrate used as a carrier and texturizer; spikes blood sugar readily.
cream (safe) — Real dairy adds richness.
maltitol (caution) — Sugar alcohol that still raises blood sugar and is a well-known cause of bloating and diarrhea at bar-sized doses.
glycerol (caution) — Humectant that keeps the cookie artificially soft.
polydextrose (moderate) — Synthetic bulking fiber/texturizer.
Propylene glycol monoesters (caution) — Industrial emulsifier used to control whipping and texture; a marker of manufactured, not churned, ice cream.
Guar Gum (moderate) — Used as a firming agent or conditioner; not necessary.
Mono- and diglycerides (moderate) — Emulsifier that keeps fat and water blended - a processed-food marker.
Cellulose gel (moderate) — Processed cellulose bulking/texturizing agent.
Locust Bean Gum (moderate) — Stabilizer, part of the industrial texture stack.
Cellulose Gum (moderate) — Thickener adding to the multi-gum stabilizer system.
Carrageenan (moderate) — Seaweed-derived stabilizer; some people report digestive sensitivity.
Natural and Artificial Flavors (caution) — Undisclosed lab flavoring - the artificial half signals engineering.
Sucralose (moderate) — Artificial sweetener; unexpected in a bakery pie and a second sweetness source.
Annatto (for color) (safe) — Natural plant-based coloring; the least objectionable additive here.
Vitamin A palmitate (safe) — Standard fortification to replace vitamin A lost when fat is removed. A nutrient, not an additive of concern.