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Blue Bunny, Wells Enterprises Inc.Desserts · 0070640007431

Ice Cream Bars, Strawberry Shortcake

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. Polysorbate 80Minor 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.
  4. 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

  • Reduced fat ice cream66.7%No flag
  • Milk34.4%No flag›
  • Corn syrup16.1%No flag›
  • Sugar8.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk4%No flag
  • Buttermilk2%No flag›
  • Cream1%No flag›
  • Whey0.5%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of maltodextrin0.3%No flag
  • Vanilla extract0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Carob bean gum · E410<0.1%No 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.

  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Flavored center16.7%No flag
  • Water8.3%No flag›
  • Sugar4.2%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup2.1%No flag›
  • Whey1%No flag›
  • Strawberry0.5%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.3%No flag›
  • Cream0.1%No flag›
  • Contains 1% and less of natural flavor<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose · E464<0.1%No flag
  • Carob bean gum · E410No flag
  • Polysorbate 80 · E433Low

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

  • Malic acid · E296No flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Coating16.7%No flag›
  • Cake crunch8.3%No flag
  • Wheat flour4.2%No flag›
  • Sugar2.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of salt0.5%No flag
  • E500ii0.3%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Red 40 lake · E129<0.1%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Vegetable oil8.3%No flag›
  • Soya bean4.2%No flag›
  • Palm oil4.2%No flag›
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Reduced fat ice cream (milk, corn syrup, sugar, skim milk, buttermilk, cream, whey, contains 2% or less of maltodextrin, vanilla extract, artificial flavor, mono and diglycerides, carob bean gum, cellulose gum, carrageenan, vitamin a palmitate). flavored center (water, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, whey, strawberries, corn syrup, cream, contains 1% or less of natural flavor, guar gum, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, carob bean gum, polysorbate 80, malic acid, red 40). coating {cake crunch (bleached wheat flour, sugar, palm oil, contains 2% or less of salt, baking soda, soy lecithin, artificial flavors, soybean oil, red 40 lake), vegetable oil (soybean and palm oil)}.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
  • Polysorbate 80Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
  • 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

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