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Hy-VeeDesserts · 0075450230819

Peanut butter ice cream candy bars

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Peanut
  • 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. 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

  • Ice cream62.5%No flag
  • Milk32.1%No flag›
  • Cream15.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk7.6%No flag
  • Buttermilk3.8%No flag›
  • Whey1.9%No flag›
  • Sugar1%No flag›
  • Peanut paste0.5%No flag
  • Peanuts0.2%No flag›
  • Peanut oil0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Corn syrup0.2%No flag›
  • Contains 1% and less of mono- and diglycerides0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium sulfate · E516<0.1%No flag
  • Carob bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • 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.

  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Caramel topping18.8%No flag
  • Corn syrup9.4%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup4.7%No flag›
  • Sugar2.3%No flag›
  • Buttermilk1.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk0.6%No flag
  • Butter0.3%No flag›
  • Pectin · E440a0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Peanuts9.4%No flag›
  • Peanuts4.7%No flag›
  • Peanut oil2.3%No flag›
  • Cottonseed oil2.3%No flag›
  • Chocolate coating9.4%No flag
  • Sugar4.7%No flag›
  • Coconut oil2.3%No flag›
  • Milk1.2%No flag›
  • Chocolate0.6%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter0.3%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin0.3%No flag›
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Ice cream (milk, cream, skim milk, buttermilk, whey, sugar, peanut butter [peanuts, peanut oil, salt, mono - and diglycerides], corn syrup, contains 1% or less of mono - and diglycerides, guar gum, calcium sulfate, carob bean gum, cellulose gum, carrageenan, caramel color), caramel topping (corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, buttermilk, skim milk, butter, pectin, mono - and diglycerides, salt, sodium bicarbonate, sodium citrate, xanthan gum), peanuts (peanuts, peanut oil and/or cottonseed oil), chocolate flavored coating (sugar, coconut oil, milk, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, soy lecithin).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Peanut, 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.
  • 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

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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