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Butterscotch ice cream with butterscotch pieces and a toffee flavored ribbon, butterscotch toffee

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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

  • Cream53.6%No flag›
  • Toffee flavored ribbon23.2%No flag
  • Corn syrup11.6%No flag›
  • Water5.8%No flag›
  • Brown sugar2.9%No flag›
  • Butter1.5%No flag›
  • Cream0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Cream0.7%No flag›
  • Corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Pectin · E440a<0.1%No flag
  • Apple extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Skimmed milk11.6%No flag
  • Sugar5.8%No flag›
  • Butterscotch candies2.9%No flag
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.7%No flag›
  • Butter0.4%No flag›
  • Cream0.2%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Refined coconut oil0.2%No flag
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Corn syrup1.5%No flag›
  • Butterscotch base0.7%No flag
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Butter0.2%No flag›
  • Cream<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Molasses<0.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder<0.1%No flag
  • Corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • 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.

  • Whey0.4%No flag›
  • Stabiliser0.2%No flag
  • Emulsifier blend<0.1%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.

  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<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 · E433<0.1%Low

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

Show original label text

Cream, toffee flavored ribbon [corn syrup, water, brown sugar, butter (cream, salt), cream, corn starch, sugar, pectin, apple extract (color), natural flavors, xanthan gum], nonfat milk, sugar, butterscotch candies [sugar, corn syrup, butter (cream, salt), refined coconut oil, whey, salt, soy lecithin, natural flavor], corn syrup, butterscotch base [sugar, butter (cream, salt), water, molasses, nonfat dry milk, corn syrup, salt, soy lecithin, carrageenan], whey, stabilizer/emulsifier blend [cellulose gum, mono and diglycerides, guar gum, carrageenan, polysorbate 80].

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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

What drives this

2 low · 2 not assessed

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