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Caramel mini swirls ice cream cones
Blue Bunny, Well Enterprises Inc.Desserts · 0070640010882

Caramel mini swirls ice cream cones

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 28 Jun 2022

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  3. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Milk51.6%No flag›
  • Sugar13.6%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk13.6%No flag
  • Wheat flour10.6%No flag›
  • Coconut oil5.3%No flag›
  • Cream2.6%No flag›
  • Corn syrup1.3%No flag›
  • Whey0.7%No flag›
  • Buttermilk0.3%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of unsweetened chocolate0.2%No flag
  • Cocoa<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali<0.1%No flag
  • Vanilla extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • MolassesNo flag›
  • Hydrogenated coconut oilNo flag›
  • Canola oilNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Whole milk powderNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • Food starch-modifiedNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Carob bean gum · E410No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Carrageenan · E407Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • E500iiNo flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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Milk, sugar, skim milk, bleached wheat flour, coconut oil, cream, corn syrup, whey, buttermilk, contains 2% or less of unsweetened chocolate, cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa processed with alkali, vanilla extract, natural flavor, artificial flavor, molasses, hydrogenated coconut oil, canola oil, salt, whole milk powder, soybean oil, food starch-modified, soy lecithin, mono & diglycerides, carob bean gum, cellulose gum, carrageenan, sodium bicarbonate, caramel color, vitamin a palmitate, water.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 28 Jun 2022

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 3 moderate · 6 low · 10 not assessed

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