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Ice cream

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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. Calcium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
    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. 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.
  4. 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

  • Milk53.6%No flag›
  • Cream23.2%No flag›
  • Sugar10.8%No flag›
  • Chocolate sandwich cookie6.2%No flag
  • Sugar3.1%No flag›
  • Flour1.6%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.8%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.4%No flag
  • Reduced iron0.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate<0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil0.8%No flag›
  • Soya bean0.4%No flag›
  • Palm0.2%No flag
  • Palm kernel oil with tbhq for freshness0.2%No flag
  • Cocoa processed with alkali0.4%No flag
  • Invert sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Contains two percent and less of yellow corn flour<0.1%No flag
  • Chocolate<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Monocalcium phosphate · E341iNo flag
  • WheyNo flag›
  • Natural and artificial vanilla flavorNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Skimmed milk3.1%No flag
  • Corn syrup1.6%No flag›
  • Whey0.8%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.2%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Polysorbate 80 · E433<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.

  • Annatto · E160b<0.1%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Calcium phosphates (E341)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

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Milk, cream, sugar, chocolate sandwich cookie (sugar, enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], vegetable oil [soybean, palm, palm kernel oil with tbhq for freshness], cocoa processed with alkali, invert sugar, contains two percent or less of yellow corn flour, chocolate, cornstarch, salt, leavening [baking soda, monocalcium phosphate], whey, natural and artificial vanilla flavor, soy lecithin), nonfat milk, corn syrup, whey, artificial flavor, mono and diglycerides, guar gum, locust bean gum, polysorbate 80, carrageenan, annatto (color).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • Calcium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • 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

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2 low · 3 not assessed

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