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Hiland Dairy Inc.Desserts · 0072060087215

Hiland, Ice Cream, Caramel Coffee

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 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. 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

  • Milk53.3%No flag›
  • Cream23.3%No flag›
  • Caramel fudge11.7%No flag
  • Corn syrup5.8%No flag›
  • Water2.9%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup1.5%No flag›
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Butter0.4%No flag›
  • Buttermilk0.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder<0.1%No flag
  • Pectin · E440a<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • And xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Skimmed milk5.8%No flag
  • Sugar2.9%No flag›
  • Corn syrup1.5%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.7%No flag›
  • Whey0.4%No flag›
  • Stabiliser0.2%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<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.

  • 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.

  • Coffee flavorNo flag
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Milk, cream, caramel fudge (corn syrup, water, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, butter, buttermilk powder, skim milk powder, pectin, mono and diglycerides, salt, sodium bicarbonate, potassium sorbate, sodium citrate, and xanthan gum) skim milk solids, sugar, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, whey, stabilizer (mono and diglycerides, guar gum, cellulose gum and carrageenan, coffee flavor, caramel color.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

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.
  • 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

3 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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