VerdictConsider avoiding

Churn style ice cream

Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged

Decision lens

Focused on child exposure. Keep higher-sensitivity and child-exposure concerns in view.

Food health

Food healthCritical

Contains additive of concern

Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
Brilliant blue FCFSynthetic dye; allergic-type reactions reported in sensitive individuals.
Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.