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Casper's Ice Cream Co. Inc.Desserts · 0077865001626

Casper's, Fat Boy, Ice Cream Sandwich, Key Lime Pie-Wich

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  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

  • Fresh whole milk54.2%No flag
  • Wafer22.9%No flag
  • Wheat flour11.5%No flag›
  • Sugar5.7%No flag›
  • Graham flour2.9%No flag
  • Palm oil1.4%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.7%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.4%No flag›
  • Honey0.2%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar11.5%No flag›
  • Lemon custard base5.7%No flag
  • Corn syrup2.9%No flag›
  • Sugar1.4%No flag›
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Egg yolks0.4%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder0.2%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b<0.1%No flag
  • Tumeric<0.1%No flag›
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Butter2.9%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids1.4%No flag›
  • Key west lime juice0.7%No flag
  • Filtered water0.4%No flag
  • Lime0.2%No flag›
  • Lime oil<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.

  • Skimmed milk powder0.4%No flag
  • Stabiliser0.2%No flag
  • Microcrysalline cellulose<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
  • 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.

  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • E160ai<0.1%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Fresh whole milk, wafer (wheat flour, sugar, graham flour, palm oil, dextrose, corn syrup, honey, modified corn starch, salt, soy lecithin, baking soda, natural flavorings.), sugar, lemon custard base (corn syrup, sugar, water, egg yolks, nonfat dry milk, potassium sorbate (preservative), annatto and tumeric (for color), caramel color), butter, corn syrup solids, key west lime juice (filtered water, lime concentrate, lime oil, sodium benzoate), non-fat dry milk, stabilizer (microcrysalline cellulose, cellulose gum, mono & diglycerides, polysorbate 80, carrageenan), natural flavors, citric acid, beta carotene.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, 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
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • 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.
  • 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 · 1 not assessed

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