22/25 ingredients recognized
Oak farms, ice cream, malt shop
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Flagged concerns
high fructose corn syrup
Linked to obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease; often contains mercury from chlor-alkali processing.
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.
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.
natural flavors
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
carrageenan
Intestinal inflammation; may exacerbate IBS; degraded form is carcinogenic.
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
sugar
High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.
Full ingredient list
Milkfat and nonfat milk, chocolate malt balls {malt ball center [corn syrup, sugar, malted milk powder (barley malt, wheat, milk, bicarbonate of soda, salt), whey, vegetable oil (palm kernel, partially hydrogenated palm), cocoa processed with alkali, skim milk, natural and artificial flavor, soy lecithin], sugar, whole milk powder, cocoa butter, chocolate liquor, coconut oil, soy lecithin, natural flavor, natural cocoa}, sugar, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, sweet cream buttermilk, cocoa (processed with alkali), contains less than 2% of whey, guar gum, mono and diglycerides, xanthan gum, polysorbate 80, cellulose gum, natural flavors, carrageenan.