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Desserts · 0078742088617

Ice cream snadwiches

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. 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. 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.
  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

  • Ice cream75%No flag
  • Milk39.3%No flag›
  • Cream17.9%No flag›
  • Buttermilk8.9%No flag›
  • Whey4.5%No flag›
  • Flavor base2.2%No flag
  • Sugar1.1%No flag›
  • Sweetened condensed skimmed milk0.6%No flag
  • Skimmed milk0.3%No flag
  • Sugar0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.1%No flag›
  • Water0.3%No flag›
  • Butter0.1%No flag›
  • Cream<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sea salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar1.1%No flag›
  • Sea salt caramel swirl0.6%No flag
  • Sugar0.3%No flag›
  • Sweetened condensed skimmed milk0.1%No flag
  • Condensed skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Butter<0.1%No flag›
  • Cream<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Coconut oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Sea saltNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Pectin · E440aNo flag
  • Corn syrup0.3%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk0.1%No flag
  • Contains 1% and less of mono- and diglycerides<0.1%No flag
  • Carob bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Cellulose gum · E466<0.1%Low

    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.

  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Wafers25%No flag
  • Wheat flour12.5%No flag›
  • Sugar6.3%No flag›
  • Soya bean3.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil1.6%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.8%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of the following0.4%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.4%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b<0.1%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Turmeric for color · E100<0.1%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

Show original label text

Ice cream (milk, cream, buttermilk, whey, flavor base [sugar, sweetened condensed skim milk {skim milk, sugar, corn syrup}, water, butter {cream, salt}, sea salt, caramel color, caramelized sugar, soy lecithin], sugar, sea salt caramel swirl [sugar, sweetened condensed skim milk {condensed skim milk, sugar}, water, butter (cream, salt), coconut oil, sea salt, natural flavor, pectin], corn syrup, skim milk, contains 1% or less of mono and diglycerides, carob bean gum, cellulose gum, carrageenan, caramel color). wafers (wheat flour, sugar, soybean and palm oil, corn syrup, contains 2% or less of the following: soy lecithin, food starch-modified, salt, natural flavor, baking soda, annatto and turmeric for 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
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • 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.

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