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Desserts · 0014353505105

Chocolate eclair ice cream

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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. 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. 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

  • Vanilla ice cream62.5%No flag
  • Milk32.2%No flag›
  • Cream15.1%No flag›
  • Sugar7.6%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder3.8%No flag
  • Guar gum · E4121.9%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E4100.9%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4070.5%Low

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

  • Dextrose0.2%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.1%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.

  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Microcrystalline cellulose · E460i<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.

  • Chocolate ice cream18.8%No flag
  • Milk9.4%No flag›
  • Cream4.7%No flag›
  • Sugar2.3%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder1.2%No flag
  • Cocoa0.6%No flag›
  • Guar gum · E4120.3%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E4100.1%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.

  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Polysorbate 80 · E433Low

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

  • Microcrystalline cellulose · E460iNo flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

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

  • Crunch9.4%No flag
  • Wheat flour4.7%No flag›
  • Sugar2.3%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a1.2%No flag
  • Palm oil0.6%No flag›
  • Cocoa0.3%No flag›
  • E500ii0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Clear coating9.4%No flag
  • Soya oil4.7%No flag›
  • Coconut oil2.3%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin2.3%No flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Vanilla flavored ice cream (milk, cream, sugar, nonfat dry milk, guar gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan, dextrose, mono - and diglycerides, polysorbate 80, natural and artificial flavor, microcrystalline cellulose, cellulose gum), chocolate ice cream [milk, cream, sugar, nonfat dry milk, cocoa (processed with alkali), guar gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan, dextrose, mono - and diglycerides, polysorbate 80, microcrystalline cellulose, cellulose gum], crunch (bleached wheat flour, sugar, caramel color, palm oil, cocoa, baking soda, salt, soy lecithin), clear coating (soybean oil, coconut oil, soy lecithin).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 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.
  • 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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