20/22 ingredients recognized
Reduced fat ice cream
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Flagged concerns
peanut oil
Refined oil; high omega-6; industrial refining matches soybean and corn oil concern tier
diglycerides
Emulsifier; can contain trans fats not captured on the nutrition label; ultra-processed marker.
maltodextrin
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
cellulose gum
Synthetic emulsifier; animal studies link it to microbiome disruption and inflammation.
carrageenan
Intestinal inflammation; may exacerbate IBS; degraded form is carcinogenic.
natural flavor
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
vitamin a palmitate
May enhance tumor development when applied on skin exposed to UV; avoid in daytime SPF products.
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
powdered sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Milkfat and nonfat milk, sugar, chocolate flavored cows {coating [sugar, coconut oil, cocoa powder (processed with alkali), nonfat milk powder, whole milk powder, palm stearine, soy lecithin (emulsifier), natural flavor], peanut oil, powdered sugar (sugar, cornstarch), cocoa processed with alkali, whey, salt, soy lecithin}, cocoa (processed with alkali), contains less than 2% of whey, maltodextrin, mono and diglycerides, cellulose gum, guar gum, carrageenan, cornstarch, salt, natural flavor, vitamin a palmitate.