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Banana Split Ice Cream
President's ChoiceDesserts · 0060383001971

Banana Split Ice Cream

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Peanut
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity 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.
  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

  • Milk53.3%No flag›
  • Cream23.3%No flag›
  • Sugars11.7%No flag›
  • Sugar5.8%No flag›
  • Glucose5.8%No flag›
  • Milk ingredients5.8%No flag›
  • Chocolatey fudge swirl2.9%No flag
  • Corn syrup1.5%No flag›
  • Glucose-fructose0.7%No flag
  • Skimmed milk0.4%No flag
  • Skimmed milk0.2%No flag
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Water0.2%No flag›
  • Cocoa<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified tapioca starch<0.1%No flag
  • Canola oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm<0.1%No flag
  • Palm kernel oilNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Peanuts1.5%No flag›
  • Cherry0.7%No flag›
  • Cherry0.4%No flag›
  • Glucose-fructose0.2%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Fruit<0.1%No flag
  • Vegetable juice<0.1%No flag›
  • Apple<0.1%No flag›
  • BeetrootNo flag
  • BlueberryNo flag›
  • CarrotNo flag›
  • CherryNo flag›
  • ElderberryNo flag
  • PlumNo flag›
  • RadishNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate

    Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.

  • Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
  • Roselle flowerNo flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Soy mono- and diglycerides0.2%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.

  • Guar gum · E412<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.

  • Carrageenan · E407<0.1%Low

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

  • Turmeric extract · E100No flag
  • Annatto · E160bNo flag
Show original label text

Milk, Cream, Sugars (sugar, glucose solids), Modified milk ingredients, Chocolatey fudge swirl (corn syrup, glucose-fructose, condensed skim milk [skim milk, sugar], water, cocoa, modified tapioca starch, canola oil, modified palm and palm kernel oil, salt, natural flavour, sodium benzoate), Peanuts, Prepared cherries (cherries, glucose-fructose, water, concentrated fruit and vegetable juice [apple and/or beet and/or blueberry and/or carrot and/or cherry and/or elderberry and/or plum and/or radish], citric acid, natural flavour, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, concentrated hibiscus juice), Natural flavour, Soy mono - and diglycerides, Cellulose gum, Guar gum, Polysorbate 80, Carrageenan, Turmeric extract, Annatto extract

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Peanut, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Apr 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
  • 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 4 not assessed

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