Caramel mini swirls ice cream cones
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Flagged concerns
canola oil
Industrial seed oil; very high omega-6; hexane-extracted and heavily refined; promotes inflammatory imbalance.
soybean oil
High in omega-6; promotes inflammation; usually GMO; highly processed; industrial seed oil.
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.
artificial flavor
Catch-all for synthetic flavor chemicals; regulatory threshold does not address cumulative exposure
natural flavor
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
food starch-modified
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.
caramel color
Ammonia-process caramel coloring; may contain 4-MEI; ultra-processed marker.
Full ingredient list
Milk, sugar, skim milk, bleached wheat flour, coconut oil, cream, corn syrup, whey, buttermilk, contains 2% or less of unsweetened chocolate, cocoa, cocoa butter, cocoa processed with alkali, vanilla extract, natural flavor, artificial flavor, molasses, hydrogenated coconut oil, canola oil, salt, whole milk powder, soybean oil, food starch-modified, soy lecithin, mono & diglycerides, carob bean gum, cellulose gum, carrageenan, sodium bicarbonate, caramel color, vitamin a palmitate, water.