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Desserts · 0073245000012

Ice cream 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. Sodium 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Reduced fat ice cream51.5%No flag
  • Milkfat26.5%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk25%No flag
  • Sugar12.5%No flag›
  • Whey12.5%No flag›
  • Corn syrup11.8%No flag›
  • Carob bean gum · E4105.9%No flag
  • Guar gum · E4122.9%No flag
  • Carrageenan · E4071.5%Low

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

  • Mono- and diglycerides · E4710.7%No flag
  • Artificial flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a0.2%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • Chocolate flavored cold fudge<0.1%No flag
  • High fructose corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Sweetened condensed skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Corn syrupNo flag›
  • Coconut oil<0.1%No flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • FructoseNo flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkaliNo flag
  • CocoaNo flag›
  • Sodium alginate · E401No flag
  • AlginNo flag›
  • Dextrin · E1400No flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E339Low

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

  • SaltNo flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • VegetableNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • E339iiNo flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
  • PeanutsNo flag›
  • Peanut oilNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • CoatingNo flag›
  • Coconut oilNo flag›
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkaliNo flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Reduced fat ice cream: milk fat and nonfat milk, sugar, whey, corn syrup, carob bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan, mono & diglycerides, artificial flavor, caramel color, vitamin a palmitate, chocolate flavored cold fudge: high fructose corn syrup, sweetened condensed skim milk (skim milk, sugar, corn syrup), partially hydrogenated coconut oil, water, fructose, cocoa processed with alkali, cocoa, sodium alginate (algin, dextrin, sodium phosphate), salt, mono & diglycerides (vegetable), soy lecithin (emulsifier), disodium phosphate, natural and artificial flavors. peanuts: peanuts, peanut oil, salt. coating: coconut oil, sugar, cocoa processed with alkali, corn starch, soy lecithin, salt, natural flavor.

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.
  • Sodium 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.

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