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Sam's ChoiceDesserts · 0078742051062

Ice Cream

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Skimmed milk53.3%No flag
  • Cream23.3%No flag›
  • Blackberry variegate11.7%No flag
  • Corn syrup5.8%No flag›
  • Water2.9%No flag›
  • Sugar1.5%No flag›
  • Blackberry0.7%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.4%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Fruit<0.1%No flag
  • Vegetable juice<0.1%No flag›
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate

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

  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410No flag
  • Sugar5.8%No flag›
  • Pie crust pieces2.9%No flag
  • Wheat flour1.5%No flag›
  • Sugar0.7%No flag›
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil0.4%No flag›
  • Butter0.2%No flag›
  • Cream<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Eggs<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup1.5%No flag›
  • Blackberry0.7%No flag›
  • Blackberry0.4%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of malic acid0.2%No flag
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • 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.

Show original label text

Skim milk, cream, blackberry variegate (corn syrup, water, sugar, blackberries, modified cornstarch, citric acid, fruit and vegetable juices [for color], natural flavors, sodium benzoate, xanthan gum, locust bean gum), sugar, pie crust pieces (unenriched wheat flour, sugar, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, butter [cream, salt], pasteurized eggs, water, salt), corn syrup, blackberry puree, blackberries, contains 2% or less of malic acid, modified cornstarch, natural flavors, citric acid, locust bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, 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
  • 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 3 not assessed

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