Kwality Wall's Cornetto Butterscotch Frozen Dessert Cone
Red flags
- −Red flag: Contains Tartrazine
- −Red flag: High sugar (28.4g per 100g)
- −Red flag: High saturated fat (10.8g)
- −Red flag: Contains Caramel Colour (Class IV)
Green flags
- +Green flag: Low sodium
Ingredients, decoded
13 listed- Water
- Wafer Biscuit Cone (17.6%) (Refined Wheat Flour(Maida), Sugar, Palm Oil, Emulsifier - E322, Iodised Salt, Food Colour - E150d)
- Compound Coating (16.4%) (Sugar, Interesterified Vegetable Oil, Palm Oil, Coconut Oil, Cocoa Solids, Milk Solids, Emulsifier - E322, Artificial (Vanillin & Butterscotch) Flavouring Substances, Sesame Oil, Vitamin A)
- Sugar
- Milk Solids
- Palm Oil
- Butterscotch Confectionery (3.8%) (Sugar, Nuts - Cashew, Dairy Butter)
- Liquid Glucose
- Emulsifier - E471
- Vegetable Protein (Soy)
- Stabilisers (E412, E417, E407, E410)
- Nature Identical & Artificial (Butterscotch) Flavouring Substances
- Food Colour - E102
Our take
CleanPlate reviewA frozen dessert cone with interesterified fat and tartrazine
Kwality Wall's Cornetto Butterscotch is a frozen dessert cone, not ice cream, made with water, a wafer biscuit cone (17.6%), a compound coating (16.4%), sugar, milk solids, palm oil, butterscotch confectionery (3.8%), liquid glucose and soy protein, with four stabilisers, nature-identical and artificial butterscotch flavouring and tartrazine. The pack prints the panel per 62 g serve, converted here to per 100 g.
CleanPlate scores it [R]ED4. The E for nutrition is low: almost no credited protein, fibre or micronutrients per 100 g. The D for ingredients reflects mostly refined or industrial ingredients (led by refined wheat flour, sugar and palm oil), with additives that cost points: carrageenan, caramel colour, flavouring and tartrazine. A red flag (Southampton Six x1) cuts the score by 20%. The 4 for risk comes mainly from saturated fat (10.8 g per 100 g) and free sugar (28.4 g per 100 g).
Claims vs reality
What the pack says, checked against the ingredient list and nutrition panel.
- On the packHolds
“Medium Fat Frozen Dessert”
The pack says frozen dessert, not ice cream, and the fats listed are palm, interesterified vegetable and coconut oils with milk solids and dairy butter.
- Product namePartly true
“Butterscotch”
Butterscotch confectionery (sugar, cashew, dairy butter) is declared at 3.8%, and butterscotch flavouring is also listed.
How ED4 breaks down
Each grade is scored on its own. Here are the label numbers behind each one, per 100 g.
Very low nutrient density
- Protein
- 4.8 g
- Fibre
- 1.9 g
- Vitamins and minerals
- None declared
- Energy
- 324 kcal
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.
Heavily processed or flagged substances
- Base
- Water
- Main fat
- Wafer Biscuit Cone, Sug...
- Sweeteners
- 5 types
- Additives
- 6
- Flagged
- 4 ingredients
- Artificial flavour or colour
- Yes
Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.
High risk
- Total sugar
- 28.4 g
- Sodium
- 103.2 mg
- Saturated fat
- 10.8 g
- Trans fat
- 0.1 g
Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.
[R] Contains an ingredient on our red-flag list (such as a partially hydrogenated oil or a flagged synthetic dye), which cuts the ingredient grade.
A closer look
Does the label add up?
Water, wafer biscuit cone (17.6%: refined wheat flour, sugar, palm oil, an emulsifier, salt, caramel colour), compound coating (16.4%: sugar, interesterified vegetable oil, palm oil, coconut oil, cocoa solids, milk solids, an emulsifier, artificial vanillin and butterscotch flavouring, sesame oil, vitamin A), sugar, milk solids, palm oil, butterscotch confectionery (3.8%: sugar, cashew, dairy butter), liquid glucose, an emulsifier, soy protein, four stabilisers, butterscotch flavouring and tartrazine (E102).
Per 100 g: 324 kcal, 16.8 g fat of which 10.8 g saturated, 28.4 g sugar, 1.94 g fibre, 4.84 g protein, 103 mg sodium. The nutrition panel comes from the pack photo you supplied (per 62 g serve, typical values: 201 kcal; its macros give 198 kcal). It prints sugars with no added sugars line, so the label loses 2 points and the score is provisional; the sugars are counted as free sugar because sugar and glucose are listed. The panel has no cholesterol line. Trans fat (0.1 g per 100 g) is not counted because the fats listed are palm, interesterified vegetable and coconut oils, milk solids and butter and none is hydrogenated. The listing's 290 kcal is wrong.
Ingredients to watch
- TartrazineConcern
Colour 102 is one of the Southampton Six, so the red flag applies.
- Saturated fatConcern
10.8 g per 100 g, more than twice the 5 g high line.
- Free sugarConcern
28.4 g per 100 g, above the 22.5 g high line, counted from total sugars because no added sugar line is printed.
- AdditivesWorth watching
Carrageenan costs 6 points and the additives score is 2 of 25.
Common misconceptions
Myth: "A Cornetto is ice cream"
The pack calls it a frozen dessert made with palm, interesterified and coconut oils.
Myth: "Butterscotch means real butterscotch"
Butterscotch confectionery is 3.8%; the taste is boosted with nature-identical and artificial flavouring.
How often, and how
- Healthy adultsRarely
- ChildrenRarely
- Diabetes or prediabetesLimit strictly
Smarter ways to eat it
One cone
A 62 g cone is 201 kcal with 17.6 g of sugars.
Check the dye
Tartrazine is the reason for the red flag.
Common questions
Is Kwality Wall's Cornetto Butterscotch Frozen Dessert Cone healthy?
Kwality Wall's Cornetto Butterscotch Frozen Dessert Cone scores ED4 (Very Poor) on CleanPlate, which makes it one of the weakest products we've rated and worth swapping out. The main concerns are: Contains Tartrazine; High sugar (28.4g per 100g); High saturated fat (10.8g); Contains Caramel Colour (Class IV). On the plus side: Low sodium.
What does the ED4 score mean?
The first letter (E) grades nutritional value: very low nutrient density. The second letter (D) grades ingredient and label integrity: heavily processed or flagged substances. The number (4) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): high risk.
Which ingredients in Kwality Wall's Cornetto Butterscotch Frozen Dessert Cone should I watch?
Wafer Biscuit Cone (17.6%) (Refined Wheat Flour(Maida), Sugar, Palm Oil, Emulsifier - E322, Iodised Salt, Food Colour - E150d) (Caramel Colour (Class IV)), Compound Coating (16.4%) (Sugar, Interesterified Vegetable Oil, Palm Oil, Coconut Oil, Cocoa Solids, Milk Solids, Emulsifier - E322, Artificial (Vanillin & Butterscotch) Flavouring Substances, Sesame Oil, Vitamin A) (Palm oil), Palm Oil (Palm oil), Stabilisers (E412, E417, E407, E410) (Carrageenan), Food Colour - E102 (Tartrazine).
Last reviewed October 17, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.
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