38/45 ingredients recognized
Jon Donaire, Red Velvet Ice Cream Cupcakes
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Flagged concerns
high fructose corn syrup
Linked to obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease; often contains mercury from chlor-alkali processing.
soybean oil
High in omega-6; promotes inflammation; usually GMO; highly processed; industrial seed oil.
sunflower oil
Industrial seed oil; high omega-6; refined and oxidation-prone when heated.
artificial color
Broad catch-all for synthetic dyes; ADHD links; potential carcinogens.
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.
corn syrup solids
Pure glucose; spikes blood sugar; contributes to metabolic disorders.
artificial flavor
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
modified cornstarch
Ultra-processed starch derivative; very high glycemic index; may disrupt gut bacteria.
vitamin a palmitate added)
May enhance tumor development when applied on skin exposed to UV; avoid in daytime SPF products.
Full ingredient list
Sugar, skim milk, enriched bleached wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), egg whites, cream, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, corn syrup, contains less than 2% of the following: egg yolks, soybean oil, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, aluminum sulfate, monocalcium phosphate), high fructose corn syrup, cocoa alkali processed, modified cornstarch, salt, sunflower oil, whey, water natural and artificial flavor, mono and diglycerides, dehydrated cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), propylene glycol monoesters, margarine (palm oil, soybean oil, salt, mono and diglycerides, artificial flavors, colored with (annatto), to preserve freshness (calcium) disodium edta), vitamin a palmitate added), sodium caseinate, corn syrup solids, polysorbate 60, artificial color (red 40, yellow 5), sodium stearoyl lactylate, guar gum, xanthan gum, carrageenan, maltodextrin, dextrose, cellulose gum, sorbitan monostearate, sodium phosphate, soy lecithin, locust bean gum, dipotassium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, to preserve freshness (sodium ]propionate, potassium sorbate, tbhq), colored with (annatto, beta carotene).