Hocco Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwich
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Hocco Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwich is a frozen dessert of cookie ice cream pressed between chocolate cake sponge layers. It scores EC2: lowest on nutrition because it is sugar and refined flour with little protein, middling on ingredients because of many emulsifiers, stabilisers and a hydrogenated fat, and low on risk because sugar leads. A treat for now and then.
Ingredients, decoded
3 listed- Middle Layer - ice cream (56.2 %)
- added water
- milk solids
- sugar
- cookies (8 %) (refined wheat flour (maida), sugar, milk choco chip (10%) [sugar, hydrogenated vegetable fat, milk solids, cocoa solids, dextrose, emulsifier (INS 322, INS 476)], contains added artificial flavouring substances)
- edible vegetable oil (refined palm kernel oil)
- emulsifier (INS 471, INS 433)
- stabilizers (INS 412, INS 407, INS 410, INS 466)
- preservative (INS 202)
- antioxidant (INS 320)
- Chocolate cake powder (3 %)
- sugar
- maida
- milk solids
- edible vegetable oil
- cocoa powder (4 %)
- dextrose
- baking powder
- salt
- emulsifiers (INS 475, INS 471, INS 433)
- stabilizers (INS 466, INS 412, INS 407a, INS 415, INS 410)
- Cake sponge / Bottom layer (40.8 %)
- refined wheat flour (maida)
- sugar
- water
- milk solids
- refined cottonseed oil
- corn starch
- dextrose
- baking powder
- salt
- emulsifiers (INS 475, INS 471, INS 433, INS 477)
- colours (INS 150a)
- raising agent (INS 500 (ii), INS 450 (i))
- iodised salt
- wheat gluten
3½ teaspoons of sugar in every 100 g · 17 g total sugar, 5 g a teaspoon
| Energy | 197.4 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 2.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 25.8 g |
| Total sugars | 17 g |
| Added sugars | 13.8 g |
| Total fat | 9.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 3 g |
| Trans fat | 0.06 g |
| Cholesterol | 7.2 mg |
| Sodium | 26.9 mg |
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What to know about Hocco Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwich
A cake-and-cookie ice cream treat, mostly sugar
A 125 ml ice cream sandwich: a middle layer of ice cream (56.2%) holding cookies (8%) with milk choco chips, between cake sponge (40.8%) and a small share of chocolate cake powder (3%, with cocoa powder at 4%). It is sold in a pack of five as a hand-held dessert, and buyers pick it for the cookies-and-cream flavour and the soft cake.
Per 100 ml it has 197 kcal, 2.8 g protein, 13.76 g added sugar, 3.04 g saturated fat and 26.88 mg sodium. One 125 ml sandwich therefore gives about 247 kcal, 3.5 g protein, 17.2 g added sugar and 3.8 g saturated fat. The cost is mainly sugar and refined flour, with very little protein in return. No fibre, vitamins or minerals are declared.
The name puts cream up front, but no cream is listed and its share is not declared; the creaminess comes from milk solids and refined palm kernel oil. The choco chips use hydrogenated vegetable fat with no stated type, and the list carries a long run of emulsifiers and stabilisers. CleanPlate scores it EC2.
Why Hocco Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwich scores EC2
Nutrition is an E: 2.8 g protein per 100 ml and nothing else declared. Ingredients are a C because of many emulsifiers and stabilisers and a hydrogenated fat. Risk is a 2, led by 13.76 g added sugar per 100 ml.
Very low nutrient density
- Protein
- 2.8 g
- Fibre
- Not declared
- Vitamins and minerals
- None declared
- Energy
- 197 kcal
01 Nutrition density: why E
Protein is 2.8 g per 100 ml, and the largest contributor is refined wheat flour, so it earns little credit. No fibre, vitamins or minerals are declared, so nothing lifts the grade. Energy is 197 kcal per 100 ml, mostly from sugar and fat.
Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal. Protein also has to supply at least 12.5% of the calories to count, and 25% for full credit.
Mixed processing and additives
- Base
- Middle Layer - ice cream, sug...
- Main fat
- Middle Layer - ice crea...
- Sweeteners
- 3 types
- Additives
- 15
- Flagged
- BHA, Maida
- Artificial flavour or colour
- Yes
02 Ingredient integrity: why C
The list is long and industrial. Emulsifiers and stabilisers include carrageenan (407), polysorbate 80 (433) and carboxymethyl cellulose (466), each of which costs ingredient points, plus guar gum, locust bean gum, xanthan gum, polyglycerol esters, PGPR, mono- and diglycerides and propylene glycol esters. BHA (320) is the antioxidant and costs further points.
The choco chips use hydrogenated vegetable fat with no partly or fully qualifier, so it is scored as a partially hydrogenated oil, which costs ingredient points. The declared trans fat of 0.06 g per 100 ml is not accepted for that reason. Artificial flavouring and plain caramel colour (150a) cost small points too.
Cream is emphasised in the name with no percentage declared, which costs a label point.
Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.
Low risk
- Added sugar
- 13.8 g
- Sodium
- 26.9 mg
- Saturated fat
- 3 g
- Trans fat
- 0.06 g
03 Load risk: why 2
Added sugar is the biggest driver: 13.76 g per 100 ml, so about 17.2 g in one 125 ml sandwich. Saturated fat is 3.04 g per 100 ml, 3.8 g per sandwich, which is below the 5 g high line.
Sodium is low at 26.88 mg per 100 ml and adds little. The risk number lands on a 2 because no single measure is far over its line.
Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.
Red flags
- −Red flag: Contains BHA
- −Red flag: High added sugar (13.8g per 100g)
- −Red flag: Refined flour (maida) base
- −Red flag: Contains Carrageenan
Green flags
- +Green flag: Low sodium
Does Hocco Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwich live up to its claims?
The cookies are real but only 8% of the ice cream layer, and cream is not listed or declared. The goodness of milk shows as milk solids with no percentage given.
- Product namePartly true
“Cookies & Cream”
Cookies are real but only 8% of the ice cream layer. No cream is listed and its share is not declared; milk solids and palm kernel oil do that job.
- On the packBe careful
“goodness of milk”
Milk solids appear in the ice cream, cake powder and sponge, but no milk percentage is given. Sugar and refined flour make up much of the rest.
- On the packHolds
“Contains artificial flavouring substances”
The back of the pack says it has artificial vanilla and chocolate flavouring, and the list agrees.
- Retail listingBe careful
“Cake sponge share”
The retailer page shows the cake sponge at 40.8%, the pack shows it at 43.8%. The pack also adds butter and invert syrup that the retailer page leaves out.
What's in Hocco Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwich?
Ice cream, cookies, sugar and milk solids lead, with cake sponge on both sides. Watch the hydrogenated fat in the choco chips and the carrageenan, polysorbate 80 and carboxymethyl cellulose.
The ingredient list, read for you
Ice cream leads, made of added water, milk solids, sugar, cookies and refined palm kernel oil, with cookies at 8% and the milk choco chips inside them at 10%. The cake sponge is refined wheat flour (maida), sugar, water, milk solids and refined cottonseed oil, and the chocolate cake powder holds cocoa powder at 4%.
Emulsifiers and stabilisers keep the ice cream smooth and the cake soft. Potassium sorbate (202) is the preservative, BHA (320) the antioxidant, and plain caramel (150a) colours the sponge.
Ingredients to watch
- Hydrogenated vegetable fat (type not stated)Concern
Used in the milk choco chips with no partly or fully qualifier, so it is scored as a partially hydrogenated oil. Trans fat is declared at 0.06 g per 100 ml.
- Added sugarConcern
13.76 g per 100 ml, about 17.2 g in one 125 ml sandwich. It is the biggest part of the risk grade.
- Carrageenan, polysorbate 80 and carboxymethyl celluloseWorth watching
Codes 407, 433 and 466 each cost ingredient points, along with BHA (320) as the antioxidant.
- Saturated fatWorth watching
3.04 g per 100 ml, 3.8 g per sandwich, from palm kernel oil, milk solids and the hydrogenated fat.
- SodiumFine
26.88 mg per 100 ml, low for a food with a cake layer.
What it doesn’t have
- No fibre, vitamins or minerals are declared on the panel.
- No percentage is given for cream or milk.
Who should eat Hocco Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwich?
An occasional treat for most adults, and rarely for children or anyone watching blood sugar. One sandwich has about 17 g added sugar and 247 kcal.
- Most adultsOccasionally
One sandwich has about 17.2 g added sugar and 247 kcal.
- ChildrenRarely
Hydrogenated fat, caramel colour and 17.2 g added sugar in one sandwich.
- Diabetes or prediabetesRarely
13.76 g added sugar per 100 ml, plus a refined flour sponge.
- Weight managementOccasionally
About 247 kcal per sandwich with only 3.5 g protein.
Hocco Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwich: common questions
What is the CleanPlate score of Hocco Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwich?
Hocco Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwich is a frozen dessert of cookie ice cream pressed between chocolate cake sponge layers. It scores EC2: lowest on nutrition because it is sugar and refined flour with little protein, middling on ingredients because of many emulsifiers, stabilisers and a hydrogenated fat, and low on risk because sugar leads. A treat for now and then. Nutrition E, ingredients C, load risk 2; nutrition and ingredients run A to E, risk runs 1 to 5, and A and 1 are best.
How many calories and how much protein are in Hocco Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwich?
Per 100 g, Hocco Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwich has 197 kcal, 2.8 g protein, 25.8 g carbohydrate, 9.5 g fat and 3 g saturated fat. One serve (1 sandwich, 125 ml) has 247 kcal and 3.5 g protein.
What are the ingredients in Hocco Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwich?
3 ingredients, in label order: Middle Layer - ice cream (56.2 %) (added water, milk solids, sugar, cookies (8 %) (refined wheat flour (maida), sugar, milk choco chip (10%) [sugar, hydrogenated vegetable fat, milk solids, cocoa solids, dextrose, emulsifier (INS 322, INS 476)], contains added artificial flavouring substances), edible vegetable oil (refined palm kernel oil), emulsifier (INS 471, INS 433), stabilizers (INS 412, INS 407, INS 410, INS.... Flagged: BHA (moderate concern), Maida (low concern).
Does Hocco Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwich live up to its claims?
4 claims checked: 1 holds, 1 is partly true, 2 need care. "Cookies & Cream" is partly true: Cookies are real but only 8% of the ice cream layer. No cream is listed and its share is not declared; milk solids and palm kernel oil do that job. "goodness of milk" needs care: Milk solids appear in the ice cream, cake powder and sponge, but no milk percentage is given. Sugar and refined flour make up much of the rest.
Who should limit Hocco Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwich?
Most adults: occasionally. One sandwich has about 17.2 g added sugar and 247 kcal. Children: rarely. Hydrogenated fat, caramel colour and 17.2 g added sugar in one sandwich. Diabetes or prediabetes: rarely. 13.76 g added sugar per 100 ml, plus a refined flour sponge.
How much sugar, salt and saturated fat does Hocco Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwich have?
Per 100 g, Hocco Cookies & Cream Ice Cream Sandwich has 13.8 g added sugar, 27 mg sodium (about 0.1 g salt) and 3 g saturated fat. The FSSAI and UK FSA "high" lines are 10 g added sugar, 600 mg sodium and 5 g saturated fat per 100 g. It is high in sugar.
Last reviewed October 29, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label. Spotted a mistake? .
Label read on 29 October 2026, from photos of the pack. If the pack has changed since, tell us.
Score history (1)
| Date | Score | Method | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 October 2026 | EC2 | v5.0 | First scored |
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