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Desserts · 0020652003310

Frozen custard

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • 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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Skimmed milk52.8%No flag
  • Cream23.6%No flag›
  • Sugar11.4%No flag›
  • Caramel sauce6.1%No flag
  • Corn syrup3.1%No flag›
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Sweetened condensed milk0.8%No flag
  • Condensed milk0.4%No flag
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Sweetened condensed skimmed milk0.2%No flag
  • Condensed skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium alginate · E401<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Corn syrup3.1%No flag›
  • Choco cone pieces1.5%No flag
  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Drumstick bisque0.4%No flag
  • Wheat flour0.2%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of vegetable shortening<0.1%No flag
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Coconut oil0.2%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste<0.1%No flag
  • Buttermilk<0.1%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Sugared egg yolks0.8%No flag
  • Pasteurised egg yolk0.4%No flag
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Buttermilk0.4%No flag›
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Vanilla extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Stabiliser<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Polysorbate 80 · E433Low

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

  • 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.

  • Annatto · E160bNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Sea saltNo flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Nonfat milk, cream, sugar, caramel sauce [corn syrup, water, sweetened condensed milk (condensed milk, sugar), sugar, sweetened condensed skim milk (condensed skim milk, sugar), modified corn starch, sodium alginate, salt, sodium bicarbonate], corn syrup, choco cone pieces [sugar, drumstick bisque (bleached wheat flour, sugar, contains 2% or less of vegetable shortening {soybean oil, palm oil, soy lecithin}, salt, caramel color, artificial flavor), coconut oil, chocolate liquor, buttermilk powder, skim milk powder, salt, natural flavor], pasteurized sugared egg yolks [pasteurized egg yolks, sugar], buttermilk, whey, vanilla extract, artificial flavor, stabilizer [guar gum, mono & diglycerides, xanthan gum, polysorbate 80, carrageenan], annatto extract (color), sea salt.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 4 not assessed

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