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Desserts · 0070640010479

Ice cream candy bar

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • 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. 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. 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.
  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

  • Low fat ice cream75%No flag
  • Milk39.3%No flag›
  • Sugar14%No flag›
  • Caramel variegate10.9%No flag
  • Corn syrup5.4%No flag›
  • Water2.7%No flag›
  • Sweetened condensed milk1.4%No flag
  • Condensed milk0.7%No flag
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Sweetened condensed skimmed milk0.7%No flag
  • Condensed skimmed milk0.3%No flag
  • Sugar0.3%No flag›
  • Sugar0.3%No flag›
  • Sea salt0.2%No flag›
  • Pectin · E440a<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Polydextrose · E12005.4%No flag
  • Caramel flavor base2.7%No flag
  • Sugar1.4%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.7%No flag›
  • Water0.3%No flag›
  • Buttermilk0.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar syrup<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Butter<0.1%No flag›
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Maltodextrin1.4%No flag›
  • Contains 1% and less of cellulose gel0.7%No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E4660.3%Low

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

  • 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.

  • Natural and artificial caramel flavor<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471<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.

  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Retinyl palmitate<0.1%No flag›
  • Chocolate coating25%No flag
  • Sugar12.5%No flag›
  • Cocoa butter6.3%No flag›
  • Soya oil3.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste1.6%No flag
  • Whole milk powder0.8%No flag›
  • Inulin0.4%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin0.2%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Low fat ice cream {milk, sugar, caramel variegate [corn syrup, water, sweetened condensed milk (condensed milk, sugar), sweetened condensed skim milk (condensed skim milk, sugar), sugar, sea salt, pectin, xanthan gum, sodium bicarbonate], polydextrose, caramel flavor base (sugar, corn syrup, water, buttermilk, skim milk, caramelized sugar syrup, natural flavor, butter, mono & diglycerides, sodium bicarbonate), maltodextrin, contains 1% or less of cellulose gel, cellulose gum, carrageenan, natural & artificial caramel flavor, mono & diglycerides, polysorbate 80, caramel color, vitamin a palmitate}, chocolate flavored coating (sugar, cocoa butter, soybean oil, chocolate liquor, whole milk powder, inulin, soy lecithin, artificial flavor).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, 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.
  • Polysorbate 80Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

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