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Caramel & sea salt italian gelato
Whole Foods, Whole Foods MarketDesserts · 0099482480219

Caramel & sea salt italian gelato

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 2 Nov 2021

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Pasteurized skimmed milk54.2%No flag
  • Sugar13.5%No flag›
  • Salted butter caramel sauce13.5%No flag
  • Glucose syrup6.8%No flag›
  • Sugar3.4%No flag›
  • Water1.7%No flag›
  • Sea salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Cream<0.1%No flag›
  • Butter<0.1%No flag›
  • Pectin · E440a<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium citrate1.3%No flag›
  • Coconut oil9.4%No flag›
  • Dextrose4.7%No flag›
  • Glucose syrup2.4%No flag›
  • Dulce de leche1.2%No flag
  • Glucose syrup0.6%No flag›
  • Sugar0.3%No flag›
  • Condensed skimmed milk0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Caramel color · E150a<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Modified food starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Guar gum · E4120.6%No flag
  • Locust bean gum · E4100.3%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

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

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Pasteurized nonfat milk, sugar, salted butter caramel sauce (glucose syrup, sugar, water, sea salt, caramel color, pasteurized cream, butter, pectin, natural flavor, sodium citrate), expeller pressed coconut oil, dextrose, glucose syrup, dulce de leche (glucose syrup, sugar, condensed pasteurized nonfat milk, water, caramel color, natural flavors, modified food starch), organic guar gum, organic locust bean gum, salt, caramelized sugar, natural flavor.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 2 Nov 2021

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.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 4 low

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