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Homemade, United Dairy FarmersDesserts · 0076310440881

Premium quality ice cream

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 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    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

  • Skimmed milk55.6%No flag
  • Sugar13.2%No flag›
  • Cream13.2%No flag›
  • Pumpkin9%No flag›
  • Pumpkin4.5%No flag›
  • Sugar2.3%No flag›
  • Brown sugar1.1%No flag›
  • Water0.6%No flag›
  • Annatto color0.3%No flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juice0.1%No flag
  • Nutmeg<0.1%No flag›
  • Cinnamon<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • CloveNo flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Pie pieces4.5%No flag
  • Wheat flour2.3%No flag›
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil1.1%No flag›
  • Sugar0.6%No flag›
  • Butter0.3%No flag›
  • Cream0.1%No flag›
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Water0.1%No flag›
  • Eggs<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Marshmallow2.3%No flag
  • Sugar1.1%No flag›
  • Cellulose gum · E4660.6%Low

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

  • Corn syrup0.3%No flag›
  • Sugar0.1%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial vanilla flavor<0.1%No flag
  • Corn syrup1.1%No flag›
  • Pasteurised egg yolk0.6%No flag
  • Stabiliser0.6%No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E4660.3%Low

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

  • 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.

  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
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Skim milk, sugar, cream, pumpkin puree {pumpkin, sugar, brown sugar, water, annatto color, lemon juice concentrate, nutmeg, cinnamon, natural flavor, cloves, potassium sorbate & sodium benzoate (preservatives)}, pie pieces {unenriched wheat flour, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, sugar, butter (cream, salt), water, pasteurized eggs, salt}, marshmallow (sugar, cellulose gum, corn syrup, sugar, modified corn starch, artificial vanilla flavor), corn syrup, pasteurized egg yolk, stabilizer (cellulose gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan, guar gum, salt, sugar).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, 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
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • 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

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2 low · 2 not assessed

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