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Ice cream bar

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Carrageenan).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

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

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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

  • Water54.5%No flag›
  • Redbean22.7%No flag
  • Sweetened redbean sediment11.4%No flag
  • White sugar5.7%No flag›
  • Mixed milk powder2.8%No flag
  • Starch syrup1.4%No flag
  • Mixture 10.7%No flag
  • Guar gum · E4120.4%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4070.2%Low

    Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.

  • Emulsifier<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium alginate · E401<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose · E466<0.1%Low

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

  • Acidity regulator<0.1%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410No flag
  • Dextrin · E1400No flag
  • GlucoseNo flag›
  • Natural colours0.4%No flag
  • Cocoa0.2%No flag›
  • Milk0.2%No flag›
  • Combined congener0.2%No flag
  • Redbean flavor0.2%No flag
  • Purified salt<0.1%No flag
  • Mixture 2<0.1%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Dextrin · E1400<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
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Water, redbean, sweetened redbean sediment, white sugar, mixed milk powder, starch syrup, mixture 1(guar gum, carrageenan, emulsifier, sodium alginate, sodium carboxy methyl cellulose, acidity regulator, locust bean gum, dextrin, glucose) natural coloring (cacao, lac), combined congener (redbean flavor) purified salt, mixture 2 (locust bean gum, dextrin, xanthan gum).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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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