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Ice Cream
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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
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 Jul 2021

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. Phosphoric acidMinor concernAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some 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.
  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. 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

  • Milk51.4%No flag›
  • Sugar14.7%No flag›
  • Strawberry14.7%No flag›
  • Cream9.6%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk4.8%No flag
  • Dextrose2.4%No flag›
  • Water1.2%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.6%No flag›
  • High fructose corn syrup0.3%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of vanilla extract0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Strawberry juice concentrate<0.1%No flag
  • Cherry juice<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • EggsNo flag›
  • Coconut oilNo flag›
  • Glycerine · E422No flag
  • Food starch-modifiedNo flag›
  • Pectin · E440aNo flag
  • Phosphoric acid · E338Low

    Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.

  • Malic acid · E296No flag
  • Calcium chloride · E509No flag
  • Palm kernel oilNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Propylene glycol monoestersNo flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Carob bean gum · E410No flag
  • Cellulose gelNo 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.

  • Fruit juice for colorNo flag
  • Annatto for colorNo flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

Show original label text

Milk, sugar, strawberries, cream, skim milk, dextrose, water, wheat flour, high fructose corn syrup, contains 2% or less of vanilla extract, natural flavors, strawberry juice concentrate, cherry juice concentrate, corn syrup, pasteurized eggs, coconut oil, glycerine, food starch-modified, pectin, phosphoric acid, malic acid, calcium chloride, palm kernel oil, salt, citric acid, soy lecithin, propylene glycol monoesters, mono and diglycerides, guar gum, carob bean gum, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, carrageenan, fruit juice for color, annatto for color, red 40.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 13 Jul 2021

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some 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

What drives this

7 low · 10 not assessed

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