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Dean'sDesserts · 0041900077945

Dean's, country fresh, premium ice cream, red velvet cake

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 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

4 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. Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    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. 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

  • Milkfat53.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk23.4%No flag
  • Sugar11.7%No flag›
  • Cream cheese swirl5.9%No flag
  • Sugar2.9%No flag›
  • Cream cheese1.5%No flag
  • Pasteurized milk and cream0.7%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Carob bean0.1%No flag›
  • Xanthan · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Invert sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Water0.4%No flag›
  • Corn starch0.2%No flag›
  • Titanium dioxide · E171<0.1%High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Red velvet dough bits2.9%No flag
  • Wheat flour1.5%No flag›
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Palm0.4%No flag
  • Palm kernel oils0.2%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Reduced ironNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Cocoa<0.1%No flag›
  • Icing sugar<0.1%No flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • FructoseNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Corn syrup solidsNo flag›
  • Soya oilNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • High fructose corn syrupNo flag›
  • Corn flourNo flag›
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • DextroseNo flag›
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Corn syrup1.5%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.7%No flag›
  • Contains less than 2% of cocoa0.4%No flag
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<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.

  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo 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.

  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

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Milkfat and nonfat milk, sugar, cream cheese swirl [sugar, cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean, xanthan, guar gum), invert sugar, water, cornstarch, titanium dioxide (color), natural flavors], red velvet dough bits [wheat flour, sugar, palm and palm kernel oils, water, enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cocoa (processed with alkali), powdered sugar (sugar, cornstarch), fructose, natural and artificial flavors, corn syrup solids, soybean oil, salt, high fructose corn syrup, corn flour, red 40, dextrose, sodium bicarbonate, soy lecithin], corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, contains less than 2% of cocoa (processed with alkali), whey, mono and diglycerides, cellulose gum, guar gum, natural and artificial flavors, salt, carrageenan, red 40.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
  • 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

1 moderate · 3 low · 2 not assessed

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