19/21 ingredients recognized
Dean's country fresh, 100% real ice cream, birthday cake
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Flagged concerns
high fructose corn syrup
Linked to obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease; often contains mercury from chlor-alkali processing.
titanium dioxide
Whitening agent; EU-banned as food additive since 2022 (E171) over genotoxicity concerns; nanoparticle accumulation.
corn syrup
Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.
mono & diglycerides
Emulsifier; can contain trans fats not captured on the nutrition label; ultra-processed marker.
natural flavor
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
polysorbate 80
Synthetic emulsifier; animal studies link it to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation.
cellulose gum
Synthetic emulsifier; animal studies link it to microbiome disruption and inflammation.
carrageenan
Intestinal inflammation; may exacerbate IBS; degraded form is carcinogenic.
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Milkfat and nonfat milk, sugar, corn syrup, frosting ribbon [sugar, water, high fructose corn syrup, corn starch-modified, titanium dioxide, natural and artificial flavors, salt, potassium sorbate (preservative), blue 1], cookie freckles (sugar, coconut oil, buttermilk powder, natural flavor, titanium dioxide, yellow #6 lake, yellow #5 lake, blue #1 lake, soy lecithin), high fructose corn syrup, sweetcream buttermilk, whey, contains less than 2% of cream cheese (cultured pasteurized milk and cream, salt, enzymes), natural flavor, corn starch-modified, guar gum, mono & diglycerides, xanthan gum, polysorbate 80, cellulose gum, carrageenan, titanium dioxide and annatto (color), salt.