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Wells Enterprises Inc.Desserts · 0070640010301

Light Ice Cream

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Peanut

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Allura red ACHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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.

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

Ingredients

  • Milk52.9%No flag›
  • Buttermilk23.5%No flag›
  • Sugar10.8%No flag›
  • Fudge revel6.4%No flag
  • Water3.2%No flag›
  • Corn syrup1.6%No flag›
  • Sugar0.8%No flag›
  • Palm oil0.4%No flag›
  • Cocoa processed with alkali0.2%No flag
  • Cocoa paste processed with alkali<0.1%No flag
  • Pectin · E440a<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.

  • Whey3.2%No flag›
  • Corn syrup1.6%No flag›
  • Cream0.8%No flag›
  • Cherry0.4%No flag›
  • Cherry0.2%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Corn syrup<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Food starch-modified<0.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Fruit concentrate for colorNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Red 40 · E129High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Peanuts0.2%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of mono- and diglycerides<0.1%No flag
  • Carob bean gum · E410<0.1%No flag
  • Guar gum · E412<0.1%No flag
  • Vanilla extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Polysorbate 80 · E433Low

    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.

  • Retinyl palmitateNo flag›
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Milk, buttermilk, sugar, fudge revel (water, corn syrup, sugar, palm oil, cocoa processed with alkali, chocolate liquor processed with alkali, pectin, mono & diglycerides, polysorbate 80), whey, corn syrup, cream, cherries (cherries, water, corn syrup, sugar, food starch-modified, citric acid, fruit concentrate for color, natural flavor, red 40), peanuts, contains 2% or less of mono & diglycerides, carob bean gum, guar gum, vanilla extract, artificial flavor, polysorbate 80, carrageenan, vitamin a palmitate.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Peanut.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Allura red ACSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • 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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 high · 2 low · 7 not assessed

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