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Blue Bunny, Wells Enterprises Inc.Desserts · 0070640010332

Light ice cream

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sunset yellow FCFHigh 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

  • Ice cream75%No flag
  • Milk39.2%No flag›
  • Buttermilk17.9%No flag›
  • Sugar9%No flag›
  • Whey4.5%No flag›
  • Corn syrup2.2%No flag›
  • Cream1.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of mono- and diglycerides0.6%No flag
  • Guar gum · E4120.3%No flag
  • Vanilla extract0.1%No flag›
  • Cellulose gum · E466<0.1%Low

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

  • Polysorbate 80 · E433<0.1%Low

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

  • Carrageenan · E407<0.1%Low

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

  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Annatto for colorNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Sherbet25%No flag
  • Water12.5%No flag›
  • Sugar6.3%No flag›
  • Whey3.1%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup1.6%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.8%No flag›
  • Cream0.4%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of orange puree0.2%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Concentrated orange juice<0.1%No flag
  • Citrus cells<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural citrus flavouringNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Gum tragacanthNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Dextrose<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.

  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

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Ice cream (milk, buttermilk, sugar, whey, corn syrup, cream, contains 2% or less of mono & diglycerides, guar gum, vanilla extract, cellulose gum, polysorbate 80, carrageenan, artificial flavor, annatto for color, vitamin a palmitate), sherbet {water, sugar, whey, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, cream, contains 2% or less of orange puree (water, concentrated orange juice, citrus cells, sugar, natural citrus flavor, citric acid, yellow 6, gum tragacanth), citric acid, dextrose, guar gum, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, carob bean gum, polysorbate 80, yellow 6}.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton 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.

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