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Wells Enterprises Inc.Desserts · 0070640012008

Funwich

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 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Titanium dioxideHigh concernPossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
    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. 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.
  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

  • Reduced fat ice cream66.7%No flag
  • Milk34.4%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk16.1%No flag
  • Cream8.1%No flag›
  • Sugar4%No flag›
  • Whey2%No flag›
  • Buttermilk1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup0.5%No flag›
  • Cookie0.3%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour0.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Reduced iron<0.1%No flag›
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • Folic acidNo flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Palm oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali<0.1%No flag
  • Contains 2% and less of the followingNo flag
  • High fructose corn syrupNo flag›
  • Caramel color · E150aNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Cocoa pasteNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • E503iiNo flag
  • Corn starchNo flag›
  • Contains 1% and less of mono- and diglycerides0.1%No flag
  • Carob bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Vanilla extractNo flag›
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
  • White coating16.7%No flag
  • Coconut oil8.3%No flag›
  • Sugar4.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder2.1%No flag
  • Whey1%No flag›
  • Soya oil0.5%No flag›
  • Soya lecithin0.3%No flag›
  • Titanium dioxide · E1710.1%High

    Possible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.

  • Vanillin0.1%No flag›
  • Water16.7%No flag›
  • Wheat flour8.3%No flag›
  • Sugar4.2%No flag›
  • Palm oil2.1%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali1%No flag
  • Corn flour0.5%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of the following0.3%No flag
  • Soya lecithin0.3%No flag›
  • E500ii0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Reduced fat ice cream [milk, skim milk, cream, sugar, whey, buttermilk, corn syrup, cookie (enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine, riboflavin, folic acid), sugar, palm oil, cocoa processed with alkali, contains 2% or less of the following: high fructose corn syrup, caramel color, soy lecithin, chocolate liquor, salt, leavening (baking soda, ammonium bicarbonate), corn starch), contains 1% or less of mono & diglycerides, carob bean gum, carrageenan, cellulose gum, vanilla extract, artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate], white coating (coconut oil, sugar, nonfat milk powder, whey, soybean oil, soy lecithin, titanium dioxide, vanillin), water (wheat flour, sugar, palm oil, cocoa processed with alkali, corn flour, contains 2% or less of the following: soy lecithin, baking soda, salt, caramel color, whey, natural and artificial flavor).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Titanium dioxidePossible genotoxicity (DNA/chromosomal damage) could not be ruled out; no longer considered safe as a food additive.
  • 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.
  • 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

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