21/24 ingredients recognized
Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwiches
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Flagged concerns
yellow 5
ADHD link; allergic reactions; hyperactivity in children; possible carcinogen.
corn syrup
Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.
diglycerides
Emulsifier; can contain trans fats not captured on the nutrition label; ultra-processed marker.
artificial flavors
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
carrageenan
Intestinal inflammation; may exacerbate IBS; degraded form is carcinogenic.
margarine , vitamin a palmitate)
May enhance tumor development when applied on skin exposed to UV; avoid in daytime SPF products.
natural flavors
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
annatto extract cookie: enriched wheat flour
Stripped of nutrients; high glycemic; bleaching may leave chemical residue.
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Reduced fat ice cream: skim milk, cream, sugar, corn syrup, whey, mono and diglycerides, carob bean gum, guar gum, carrageenan, natural and artificial flavors, annatto extract (color). cookie: enriched wheat flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folate), m&m's brand minis milk chocolate candies [milk chocolate (sugar, chocolate, skim milk, cocoa butter, lactose, milkfat, soy lecithin, salt, artificial flavors), sugar, coloring (includes blue 1 lake, red 40, yellow 6, yellow 5, blue 1, yellow 5 lake, red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, blue 2 lake, blue 2), dextrin, corn syrup, cornstarch], sugar, brown sugar, palm oil, margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, salt, whey, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, natural flavor, beta carotene (color), vitamin a palmitate), artificial and natural flavors, salt, baking soda, ammonium bicarbonate, yellow 5.