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Bruno's Supermarkets Inc.Desserts · 0607880041033

Ice Cream

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Sulphites

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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.

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

Ingredients

  • Skimmed milk53.8%No flag
  • Cream23.1%No flag›
  • Sugar11%No flag›
  • Dark cherries6%No flag
  • Cherry3%No flag›
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.8%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Vegetable pigment<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Sulfite<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup3%No flag›
  • Whey1.5%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of mono- and diglycerides0.8%No flag
  • Guar gum · E4120.4%No flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E5160.2%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410<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.

  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Beet juice concentrate color<0.1%No flag
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Skim milk, cream, sugar, dark cherries (cherries, water, corn syrup, sugar, citric acid, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate [preservatives], vegetable color, natural flavors, sulfites), corn syrup, whey, contains 2% or less of mono and diglycerides, guar gum, calcium sulfate, locust bean gum, carrageenan, natural flavor, beet juice concentrate color.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Sulphites.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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