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Strawberry Shortcake
Blue Ribbon ClassicsDesserts · 0070640015511

Strawberry Shortcake

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 5 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 7 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

5 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. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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 cream66.7%No flag
  • Milk34.4%No flag›
  • Buttermilk16.1%No flag›
  • Whey8.1%No flag›
  • Sugar4%No flag›
  • Corn syrup2%No flag›
  • Cream1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk0.5%No flag
  • Contains 1% and less of natural and artificial flavors0.3%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.1%No flag
  • Carob bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • 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.

  • Polysorbate 80 · E433Low

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

  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Strawberry center16.7%No flag
  • Water8.3%No flag›
  • Sugar4.2%No flag›
  • Corn syrup2.1%No flag›
  • Milk1%No flag›
  • Whey0.5%No flag›
  • Strawberry0.3%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk0.1%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
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

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

  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Malic acid · E296No flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Coating16.7%No flag›
  • Cake8.3%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›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Reduced fat ice cream (milk, buttermilk, whey, sugar, corn syrup, cream, skim milk, contains 1% or less of natural and artificial flavors, mono and diglycerides, carob bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan, polysorbate 80, vitamin a palmitate, caramel color). strawberry center (water, sugar, corn syrup, milk. whey, strawberries, skim milk, contains 1% or less of natural flavor, guar gum, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, cellulose gum, xanthan gum, citric acid, malic acid, red 40). coating {cake pieces (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 7 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • 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.
  • 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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