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Giant EagleDesserts · 0003003400238

Ice cream, chocolate fudge

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 4 Oct 2024

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

  • Milkfat51.6%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk24.2%No flag
  • Chocolate fudge syrup12.1%No flag
  • Corn syrup6%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup3%No flag›
  • Buttermilk1.5%No flag›
  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk0.4%No flag
  • Cocoa paste0.2%No flag
  • Whey butter<0.1%No flag
  • Cocoa<0.1%No flag›
  • Pectin · E440a<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • ChocolateNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Hydrogenated coconut oilNo flag›
  • CocoaNo flag›
  • CocoaNo flag›
  • Coconut oilNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Vanilla extractNo flag›
  • High fructose corn syrupNo flag›
  • CocoaNo flag›
  • Sweetcream buttermilkNo flag
  • Contains less than 2% ofNo flag
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No 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.

  • Cellulose gum · E466Low

    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.

Show original label text

Milkfat and nonfat milk, chocolate fudge syrup (corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, buttermilk, sugar, skim milk, chocolate liquor, whey butter, cocoa [processed with alkali], pectin, mono - and diglycerides, salt, potassium sorbate [preservative], soy lecithin, xanthan gum, natural flavor], sugar, corn syrup, chocolate flavored flakes (sugar, hydrogenated coconut oil, cocoa, cocoa [processed with alkali], coconut oil, soy lecithin, salt, vanilla extract), high fructose corn syrup, cocoa (processed with alkali), sweetcream buttermilk, contains less than 2% of: whey, guar gum, mono - and diglycerides, xanthan gum, polysorbate 80, cellulose gum, carrageenan.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 4 Oct 2024

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

1 moderate · 3 low · 4 not assessed

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